MIAMI: New dad Max Verstappen showed he was just as fast as a father after storming to pole position at the Miami Formula One Grand Prix ahead of McLaren\u2019s Lando Norris on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Days after the Red Bull driver and partner Kelly Piquet welcomed daughter Lily, his first child, the four-times champion set a blistering lap of one minute 26.204 seconds around the Hard Rock Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s walking a step higher,\u201d said Verstappen\u2019s team boss Christian Horner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut we see time and time again, when he crosses that line into the garage and puts his helmet on, everything disappears. His ability to focus and deliver is insane. It\u2019s really truly impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norris, winner in Miami last year after Verstappen also secured pole for that race, was 0.065 slower and possibly taking comfort in the knowledge that no driver has won from pole at the track since the race debuted in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli qualified third fastest with McLaren\u2019s championship leader Oscar Piastri completing the second row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norris had earlier won the sprint race, trimming Australian Piastri\u2019s advantage to nine points, and now has a great chance to make further inroads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCongrats to Max, especially being a dad now. I was hoping it would slow him down,\u201d joked the Briton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMax did a Max lap once again and I can\u2019t fault him. I\u2019m happy and excited for tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
George Russell qualified fifth for Mercedes with Williams\u2019 Carlos Sainz sixth and teammate Alex Albon seventh to make up for the disappointment of being demoted from the points in the sprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ferrari\u2019s Charles Leclerc will start eighth, after missing the sprint race due to a crash on the way from the pitlane to starting grid, and Esteban Ocon qualified ninth for Haas with Red Bull\u2019s Yuki Tsunoda 10th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton, third in the sprint, came swiftly back down to earth when he qualified only 12th for Ferrari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Further back, Jack Doohan made it to the second phase and outqualified Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly for the first time with 14th place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haas rookie Ollie Bearman qualified last on another depressing session for Aston Martin, who had Fernando Alonso 17th and Lance Stroll 19th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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