Rookie Antonelli takes surprise Miami sprint pole
Nate Saunders
created: May 2, 2025, 11:34 p.m. | updated: May 3, 2025, 4:12 a.m.
Open Extended ReactionsMIAMI -- Mercedes wunderkind rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli beat the McLaren drivers to pole position for the sprint race in Miami and in doing so became the youngest pole sitter in any Formula 1 format.
Antonelli replaced seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this year and has already been tipped for great things.
It's not whether it's a pole in only the sprint, or a pole tomorrow or in the future, he's done it and he's quickest," said the Austrian.
"We can still fight from there in the sprint tomorrow.
I can't turn out and have to turn out because he's going to run into me.
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