MIAMI, Florida — Despite starting in pole position, the Sprint race did not go Kimi Antonelli’s way at the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix.
But the young Mercedes phenom just put himself in a position to deliver even bigger points tomorrow.
While Antonelli lost the lead in the F1 Sprint race to Oscar Piastri in Turn 1, ultimately settling for a seventh-place finish, the Mercedes rookie delivered his best Grand Prix qualifying result of his F1 career later in the day, qualifying third behind only pole-sitter Max Verstappen, and McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Antonelli said on Friday he was over the moon with his pole position. Speaking Saturday after qualifying
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