02/05/2025 23:50
Oscar Piastri has issued a warning to Kimi Antonelli after the
Italian snatched away Miami Grand Prix Sprint pole. The Mercedes
driver has become the youngest-ever driver to qualify on pole for
an F1 race in any format, although Sebastian Vettel retains the
record for youngest grand prix pole-sitter. Antonelli, who
shattered Vettel's outright youngest record by over two-and-a-half
years, out-qualified Oscar Piastri by 0.045s and Lando Norris by
0.100s with team-mate George Russell in fifth. After the session,
Piastri was determined to make up the space and win the sprint -
thus further extending his championship lead over Norris, which is
currently 10 points. "I'm reasonably happy, I mean it wasn't the
best lap ever," Piastri explained. "I had a lock-up into the last
corner which is probably where pole went away, but P2 is still a
good result, we can still fight from there in the sprint, so all in
all, pretty happy. "We've got more pace to unlock and I'm feeling
positive, so I'll try and make up a spot tomorrow before we get
stuck in where the big points are."
