MIAMI (Reuters) -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's Lando Norris on Saturday. Days after the Red Bull driver and partner Kelly Piquet welcomed daughter Lily,

Red Bull's Max Verstappen beat McLaren's Lando Norris to pole position at the Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen headed Norris, who won the sprint race earlier on Saturday, by 0.065 seconds. Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli, on pole for the sprint, grabbed third ahead of the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri.

Kimi Antonelli, who at 18 years old became F1’s youngest pole winner in history when he started first in Saturday’s sprint race, qualified third for Mercedes. It is the first time he qualified higher than teammate George Russell, who was fifth behind current F1 points leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren.