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“Again today, it was about finding that balance. I think we did OK. It wasn’t the most enjoyable lap of my career because of how slippery it is and you’re not very confident on the lap. But we are on pole, and that’s the most important thing.”

Verstappen’s seven straight poles takes him to inside one among Ayrton Senna’s all-time file of eight. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will begin on the front-row alongside Verstappen, which mirrors the entrance row from the dash yesterday. Leclerc’s teammate Carlos Sainz begins in third with Sergio Perez fourth. The McLaren pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri line up alongside one another on the third row. They are adopted by the Mercedes pair of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton on the fourth row, with Nico Hulkenberg and Yuki Tsunoda rounding out the highest ten. Both Aston Martins didn’t get out of Q2.

Before qualifying came about yesterday, we had the dash which Verstappen gained from dash pole forward of Leclerc. Norris and Stroll needed to retire after an incident at flip one which additionally concerned Fernando Alonso and Hamilton. Mercedes failed to attain a degree within the dash as Hamilton obtained a 20-second penalty for a pitlane infringement.

The race will get underneath approach at 9pm BST. Strap yourselves in for some enjoyable within the Miami solar.