F1 Miami GP LIVE: Qualifying updates after Lando Norris cuts Oscar Piastri's lead with sprint win
Teenager Kimi Antonelli sprung the surprise of the season so far by taking pole position for Saturday's sprint race in Miami.
But the 18-year-old Italian, just six rounds into his rookie campaign as a replacement for Lewis Hamilton, was unable to back up that result as Lando Norris enjoyed success in Miami once again.
The McLaren driver was the beneficiary of a safety car after Fernando Alonso crashed in a dramatic race, nicking the lead from teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri at the Hard Rock Stadium and holding him off for victory.
The Australian came second for a McLaren one-two, with Hamilton in third for Ferrari, up from seventh in qualifying.
Torrential rain wrought havoc earlier on Saturday as Charles Leclerc, who had qualified sixth, aquaplaned into the wall driving to the grid and didn't start, and the race was delayed due to poor visibility before conditions improved.
When is the Miami Grand Prix?
All times BST
Saturday 3 May
Qualifying: 9.15pm
Sunday 4 May
Race: 9pm
Qualifying has been delayed by 15 minutes after the later start to the sprint race.
Flo Clifford3 May 2025 20:50
F1 constructor standings
1. McLaren - 203 points
2. Mercedes - 115 points
3. Red Bull - 90 points
4. Ferrari - 84 points
5. Williams - 30 points
6. Haas - 20 points
7. Aston Martin - 13 points
8. Racing Bulls - 10 points
9. Alpine - 6 points
10. Sauber - 6 points
Flo Clifford3 May 2025 20:45
F1 driver standings
1. Oscar Piastri – 106 points
2. Lando Norris – 97 points
3. Max Verstappen – 87 points
4. George Russell – 77 points
5. Charles Leclerc – 47 points
6. Kimi Antonelli – 38 points
7. Lewis Hamilton – 37 points
8. Alex Albon – 25 points
9. Esteban Ocon – 14 points
10. Lance Stroll – 13 points
11. Ollie Bearman – 6 points
12. Nico Hulkenberg – 6 points
13. Pierre Gasly – 6 points
14. Yuki Tsunoda – 6 points
15. Carlos Sainz – 5 points
16. Isack Hadjar – 5 points
17. Liam Lawson – 2 points
18. Fernando Alonso – 0 points
19. Jack Doohan – 0 points
20. Gabriel Bortoleto – 0 points
Flo Clifford3 May 2025 20:40
Bearman down to 15th
So that five-second penalty for Oliver Bearman sees him drop down to 15th from eighth.
Yuki Tsunoda of Red Bull moves up into eighth to pick up one point.
Flo Clifford3 May 2025 20:36
Lando Norris 'not worried at all' about stalling Formula One title challenge
When asked before Miami if he fears the championship momentum is moving in Piastri's direction, Norris replied: 'No, I am not worried at all.
'He (Piastri) is doing a good job and he deserves it.
'I don't believe so much in momentum. Clearly I have made some mistakes, and not been at the level I need to be at. But I believe I can get there soon enough.'
His sprint victory - albeit helped by the safety car - should go some way to boost his confidence.
Flo Clifford3 May 2025 20:30
Oscar Piastri quickest in FP1
Not all the frontrunners got in a hot lap on the soft tyres, but Oscar Piastri did.
The championship leader was quickest in that session with a 1:27:128 - 0.356 seconds faster than Charles Leclerc in second!
Max Verstappen was third, four-tenths off, with Carlos Sainz in fourth and Alex Albon fifth!
6-10: Hadjar, Russell, Tsunoda, Antonelli, Alonso
Norris and Hamilton, in P12 and P13, did not set a fast-lap on the soft tyre...
Flo Clifford3 May 2025 20:20
Bearman hit with five second time penalty
The FIA demoted Oliver Bearman with a five second time penalty for an unsafe release post-sprint race.
Bearman's Haas peeled into the pit lane in the path of Niko Hulkenberg's Sauber during Saturday's sprint race.
The rookie driver will lose his eighth-place finish and the one point that came with it.
Olivia Hicks3 May 2025 20:18
FULL FP1 RESULTS
Flo Clifford3 May 2025 20:10
Qualifying at 21:15 BST
So let's turn our attention now to qualifying, which will get underway a little over an hour from now, at 16:15 local time, 21:15 BST.
Will Antonelli bounce back from that setback in the sprint race?
And which of the McLarens has the psychological advantage, after Piastri led for most of that race but was pipped by his teammate because of the safety car?
Flo Clifford3 May 2025 20:00
Bad day at the office for Max Verstappen
Today's sprint was the first time Max Verstappen has finished a race in any format outside of the points since 2016.
He finished fourth on the road, but was demoted all the way down to 17th and last courtesy of a 10-second penalty for an unsafe release from the pit, when he clipped Kimi Antonelli.
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