Unapproachable Max Verstappen takes pole in Miami and extends perfect series | formula 1

Nobody improves anymore and so it is another pole for Max. Leclerc finishes second, ahead of Sainz and Perez.

Is this enough for Verstappen?

Everyone is outside and everyone is on softs. The first times will start trickling in soon.

Here we go! Do the Ferraris still have what it takes to pass Verstappen?

All drivers return to their team to get a new set of tires. Five minutes to go in Miami.

Verstappen records a 1:27.2. Leclerc follows at a tenth, followed by Sainz at two tenths. Perez and Norris lose half a second.

Hamilton and Russell will be the first two to set a time. Can they surprise with their W15 tonight? The answer is ‘no’. The times are not worldly.

The drivers receive the signal that they can enter the asphalt again. Who will take pole on the streets of Miami? These were the differences just now:

A deception for Alonso. He is defeated by his teammate and finishes a dismal fifteenth in qualifying. Stroll will also not participate in the final qualifying session.

11. Stroll
12. Gasly
13. Ocon
14. Albon
15. Alonso

It was not necessary, but Verstappen still improved to a second time. Lewis Hamilton is the surprising number three. His teammate Russell can also go to Q3.

Verstappen drove out on new tires and will probably see if it is necessary to set a fast lap. We don’t think so.

Two minutes to go. Which drivers will make it and who will we say goodbye to? We’ll know in about three minutes.

In the meantime, a correction from F1: Norris drove on softs and not mediums.

Striking: According to the computer, Norris (third) recorded his time on mediums. That would be impressive.

Meanwhile, there are traffic jams in the pit lane. All drivers want to create a gap and so we see a long procession of cars.

After the first run, Verstappen is four tenths in fifth place, ahead of Perez (P8). Below we find the names of:

9.Russell
10. Gasly
11. Ocon
12. Hamilton
13. Stroll
14. Alonso
15. Albon

Verstappen goes to a 1:27.9 on used tires. That is a slower time than he set in Q1. Many drivers subsequently fall below the time of the reigning world champion: Leclerc, Piastri, Norris and Sainz are all a bit faster.

Verstappen arrives a lot earlier this time. A line forms behind him in the pit lane. The Dutchman drives out on used tires. This also applies to Pérez.

The two Mercedes missed the final phase of sprint qualifying yesterday and were eliminated in SQ2. They were just in the top ten, but Russell and Hamilton will have to repeat that in the next fifteen minutes to reach Q3.

The clock is running again. The drivers have fifteen minutes to join the top ten. It promises to be another exciting battle, because the differences were also minimal in midfield.

We will not see the following gentlemen again today:

16. Bottas
17. Sargeant
18. Ricciardo
19. Magnussen
20.Zhou

The grapes are sour for Ricciardo, because he finished fourth in the sprint race earlier on Saturday. Alonso is fifteenth and is lucky.

Verstappen sets a 1:27.6 and that gives him a place at the top of the times list. Pérez concedes a tenth. Norris follows at two tenths.