Mercedes Stunned by McLaren, Ferrari in Miami

On May 1, George Russell from Mercedes got caught off guard by how much McLaren and Ferrari stepped

up their game in spring qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix.

After Mercedes owned the first three races with every pole and win, things shifted fast

as Lando Norris grabbed pole from McLaren, edging out Russell's.

Team made Kimi Antonelli by just two tenths of a second.

McLaren brought big upgrades to Miami, and Ferrari did the same, while Mercedes stuck

to smaller tweaks as part of their steady plan.

That put Oscar Piosary III from McLaren, Charles the Clare IV for Ferrari, Max for Staff

and Fifth in the Red Bull, and Russell down in sixth-six, tense off Norris' time.

Russell called it pretty impressive, saying they expected rivals to close the gap, but not

leap ahead like this.

He admitted his own run wasn't sharp, battling overheating tires in the twisty middle part

of the track, under these hot conditions.

Miami's not his favorite spot anyway, but he's not riding off the sprint race tomorrow.

Starting sixth is an ideal, yet with more passing chances like we saw in China earlier

this year, he's eyeing a strong launch to climb back up.

Plenty of action ahead in Miami, so we'll see if Mercedes can hit back or if the challenges

keep the pressure on.

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I'm Cori with the story.