Kimi Antonelli, who at 18 years old became F1's youngest pole winner in history when he started first in Saturday's sprint race, qualified third for Mercedes. It is the first time he qualified higher than teammate George Russell, who was fifth behind current F1 points leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren.

Max Verstappen has been summoned by the stewards after sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix following an incident with an F1 rival. The Dutchman was involved in a late tangle with Lando Norris during SQ1, where the Red Bull appeared in front of the McLaren and the British driver complained that he was held up by his rival on his flying lap.