Verstappen claims pole in Miami; Antonelli splits McLarens with P3

Repairs were made and the sun was out after after a crash-prone sprint race earlier today. This is what happened during qualifying ahead of tomorrow's grand prix race:

Rain earlier in the day meant grip was worse during Q1 around the Hard Rock Stadium
Lance Stroll had his fourth consecutive Q1 elimination, finishing in P19. Pierre Gasly struggled for pace through traffic and was eliminted as well. The frenchman was out-qualified by his rookie teammate, Jack Doohan
Q2 was make or break for Mercedes' George Russell. He found performance in the final lap and jumped to P3 behind the McLarens and just ahead of his teammate, Kimi Antonelli
Lewis Hamilton didn't have the pace in his Ferrari and failed to improve his Q2 lap time enough to escape the drop zone. Interestingly, he finished in P12 behind Isack Hadjar
Liam Lawson was frustrated by his P15 finish. Interestingly, the team confirmed over the radio that they were trying to manage an issue with the car's battery
George Russell, Charles Leclerc, and Lando Norris had bad lockup at the final corner In their first laps of Q3. All but George returned to the garages to re-evaluate their strategy before trying another lap
Max Verstappen put in a mega lap when it counted, maintaining his dominance over Lando Norris (P2) and Oscar Piastri (P4). It was Kimi Antonelli who split the McLarens in the final seconds to finish P3 in Miami

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Position	Driver Name	Team	Time
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:26.204
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:26.269
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:26.271
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:26.375
5	George Russell	Mercedes	1:26.385
6	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:26.569
7	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:26.682
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:26.754
9	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:26.824
10	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	1:26.943
11	Isack Hadjar	Visa Cash App RB	1:26.987
12	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:27.006
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Stake F1 Team	1:27.151
14	Jack Doohan	Alpine	1:27.186
15	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App RB	1:27.363
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Stake F1 Team	1:27.473
17	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:27.604
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:27.710
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:27.830
20	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:27.999