Norris on Miami sprint pole as McLaren return to form

Norris on Miami sprint pole as McLaren return to formImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lando Norris won his first F1 race in Miami two years agoByAndrew BensonF1 Correspondent in MiamiPublished1 May 2026, 22:30 BST8 CommentsUpdated 3 minutes agoMcLaren's Lando Norris became the first driver to beat a Mercedes in qualifying this year with sprint pole at the Miami Grand Prix.The world champion beat championship leader Kimi Antonelli by 0.222 seconds with the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri third fastest.Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was fourth, ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes' George Russell.Lewis Hamilton was seventh in the second Ferrari, ahead of Argentine Franco Colapinto in the Alpine.McLaren brought a major upgrade package to this race - along with most other teams, but not Mercedes.McLaren did the same thing in Miami in 2024 and it turned Norris' season around.How to follow Miami Grand Prix on the BBCPublished1 day agoCan you name every location to have hosted a US F1 race?Published2 days agoThe Briton said: "Was great. Perfect result for us. Nice way to reward the team. We have a lot of new upgrades, nice to feel some grip again and nice reward for the guys and girls."Every track's different. This track has always been good for us, but we knew that what we were bringing was going to give us a good step, and it has. Since the first lap I felt comfortable, and I was like: 'oh, I've got a bit of rear grip'. It was nice."The lap was good, apart from one corner, 16 on to the back straight, completely missed it. I'm just happy to be back here."It was Norris' first pole since Las Vegas last year, three races from the end of his championship season, and a suggestion - at the very least - that Mercedes may not have things all their own way this year, after all.Italian Antonelli salvaged a good result for Mercedes after a difficult session.The Mercedes car has often struggled i...