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Sprint Qualifying Report

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MIAMI GP – Kimi Antonelli takes a maiden pole in sprint qualifying, half a tenth faster than both McLaren’s

Kimi Antonelli has taken his maiden pole position after beating both McLarens by nearly half a tenth in sprint qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver set a new track record a 26.482 on his final attempt putting himself ahead of Oscar Piastri and becoming the sport’s youngest pole-sitter. Antonelli set his fastest

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CHINESE GP – Lewis Hamilton beats Max Verstappen by two hundredths to take first Ferrari pole in sprint qualifying

Lewis Hamilton has taken his first pole as a Ferrari driver in sprint qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, the Englishman set a 30.849 going nearly two hundredths faster than Max Verstappen. In recent weeks Hamilton had spoken about needing to find his feet and needing to learn lessons from last weekend in Melbourne. It’s

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QATAR GP – Lando Norris beats Carlos Sainz to sprint pole by six hundredths in another close qualifying

Lando Norris has beaten Carlos Sainz by six hundredths to take sprint pole for the final sprint race of the season at the Qatar Grand Prix. The McLaren driver set a 21.012 on his first attempt in SQ3 before ‘making too many mistakes’ on his second run but was unchallenged by the Ferrari on his

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SAO PAULO GP – Oscar Piastri beats Lando Norris to sprint pole by three hundredths with Max Verstappen fourth

Oscar Piastri has beaten his McLaren teammate Lando Norris by three hundredths to take sprint pole at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. The Australian set an 08.899 on the soft tyre to go fastest and leapfrog his teammate right at the end of SQ3 taking the second sprint pole of his career. Norris had looked

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AUSTRIAN GP – Max Verstappen beats Lando Norris to sprint pole by just under a tenth

Max Verstappen has beaten Lando Norris by just under a tenth to take pole for the sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix. The Dutchman set a 04.686 to take pole and put him ahead of both McLarens for the sprint, with Oscar Piastri two-tenths behind Verstappen and behind his team by just over a tenth.

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MIAMI GP – Max Verstappen beats Charles Leclerc to sprint pole by just over a tenth

Max Verstappen has beaten Charles Leclerc by just over a tenth to take pole position for the sprint at the Miami Grand Prix. The Dutchman took his third sprint pole in a row as the Ferrari driver struggled to get the tyres to work, which appeared to be the theme of the session. The Dutchman

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CHINESE GP – Lando Norris beats Lewis Hamilton by over a second to take sprint pole

Lando Norris has beaten Lewis Hamilton by just over a second to take back-to-back sprint poles for the sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton had appeared to have taken pole after the McLaren driver had his time deleted briefly for track limits at the final corner. However, following a review by stewards Norris’s fastest

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SAO PAULO GP – Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen to sprint pole by six hundredths

Lando Norris has beaten Max Verstappen by six hundredths of a second to take pole for the sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix. The McLaren driver was surprised by his pole position and beating both Red Bulls, underlining further the progress McLaren has made in the second half of the season. Despite looking down

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UNITED STATES GP – Max Verstappen takes sprint pole half a second ahead of Charles Leclerc

Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the sprint at the United States Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc by half a tenth. Verstappen went into the shootout looking to bounce back from a disappointing qualifying yesterday where he could only manage sixth for the Grand Prix. The three-time

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QATAR GP – Oscar Piastri beats Lando Norris to sprint pole taking a maiden pole by nine hundredths

Oscar Piastri has beaten his McLaren teammate Lando Norris to take pole position for the sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix. The Australian beat his teammate by nine-hundredths of a second securing his first pole in any F1 and his first since F2 in Abu Dhabi 2021, a turnaround from yesterday when both had there

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