Norris Nabs Pole in Miami Sprint

On May 1st, Lando Norris grabbed pole position in spring qualifying at the Miami International

Auto Drome, marking the first non-Mercedes top spot all, season in 2026.

Driving his upgraded McLaren, he clocked 1 minute 27.869 seconds in the final SQ3 phase,

beating championship leader, Kami Antonelli by just over 2 tenths of a second.

His teammate, Oscar Piastery, slotted in third, keeping McLaren strong up front.

Ferrari's Charles the Clare took fourth, with Red Bull's Max Perstap in right behind in

fifth.

British drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton ended up sixth and seventh after some

low-key final laps, missing out on the sharp end of the grid.

This sets up an exciting sprint race tomorrow, with Norris carrying momentum from those upgrades

into the battle against the leaders.

McLaren's pace has everyone watching closely now, as the full weekend heats up in Miami.

I'm Corey with the story, that's your F1 News Today update, AI powered and always on.