Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris to pole position at the Miami Grand Prix. Verstappen headed Norris by 0.065 seconds while Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli grabbed third ahead of the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri. Mercedes’ George Russell was fifth ahead of the Williams of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, as Ferrari struggled, with Charles Leclerc eighth and Lewis Hamilton down in 12th.
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Lando Norris took advantage in a dramatic sprint race in tricky, changeable conditions at the Miami Grand Prix to claim victory from his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, with Lewis Hamilton enjoying a well-timed strategy call by his Ferrari team to take third place. The defending world champion, Max Verstappen, had a shocker, demoted from fourth to 17th after he was penalised for an unsafe release in the pit lane by his Red Bull team.
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Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to take a Formula 1 pole position for the sprint event at the Miami Grand Prix. The 18-year-old beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, the championship leader, by 0.045 seconds. The second McLaren of Lando Norris was third ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Antonelli’s team-mate George Russell was fifth fastest, 0.309secs slower than the Italian rookie. It was an outstanding performance from Antonelli, the first time he has beaten Russell in qualifying this season.
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Manchester United took a huge step towards reaching the Europa League final as a stunning spell in the first half against 10-man Athletic Bilbao ensured they take a big advantage into the semi-final second leg at Old Trafford. the game turned dramatically in United’s favour in the 30th minute when Casemiro headed them into the lead before a sending off saw Bruno Fernandes grab a quick fire brace to leave Bilbao on the brink of elimination.
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Tottenham took a big step towards the Europa League final with a deserved first-leg win over Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt – but a late goal just leaves a little window of doubt. It was one of Spurs’ best performances of a wretched season domestically and leaves them two games away from a first trophy since 2008. Ange Postecoglou’s side took only 38 seconds to open the scoring as Brennan Johnson headed in from Richarlison’s nod down.
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