1 of 3 | Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy talks with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands after a qualifying session for the Miami Formula One Grand Prix auto race, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) 　　MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Kimi Antonelli helped Mercedes rebound from a disappointing showing in the Saturday sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix by winning the pole in qualifying just a few hours later. 　　Its the third consecutive pole for the current Formula One championship leader, who blocked Max Verstappen from taking the top starting spot at Miami International Autodrome for a third straight year. 　　Mercedes has dominated the competition this season, with George Russell winning from the pole in the season-opening race, then Antonelli winning from the pole in the two grands prix that followed. F1 then had a five-week break when a pair of races in the Middle East were canceled because of the war in Iran. 　　All teams made upgrades to their cars during the break, but after Russell was fourth and Antonelli sixth in Saturdays sprint race, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff acknowledged we are a little out of sync with our upgrades compared to other teams. 　　Antonelli recovered by qualifying and turned a lap at 1 minute, 28.653 seconds to beat Verstappen of Red Bull for the pole. 　　Obviously a difficult start of the day with the sprint where it didnt go our way, but super happy with the recovery, Antonelli said. We will do our best this week and obviously its been a little bit more difficult for us. 　　Verstappen earned his best starting spot of the season as Red Bull has seemingly improved with its car upgrades. The four-time world champion a two-time winner at Miami had qualified sixth in Australia, eighth in China and 11th in Japan. 　　His best finish of the season so far was sixth in the Australia season opener, and the Dutchman has been so frustrated with the current car regulations that hes talked about potentially leaving F1. 　　He was all smiles after his qualifying result. 　　For sure the car has not been great in the previous races and from my side I never felt comfortable with the layout of the car, Verstappen said. I think over the those last few weeks the team has been pushing to try to bring upgrades to the car and making me feel more comfortable with a lot of things in the car and it really pays off. 　　I feel more in control of the car again and I can push a bit more. To be on the front row is way better than I expected heading into the weekend. 　　Charles Leclerc, who was third in the sprint race, qualified third for Ferrari. Lando Norris, the reigning world champion and defending Miami Grand Prix winner, qualified fourth for McLaren after winning the sprint race from the pole. 　　Russell was fifth, Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari was sixth and Oscar Piastri of McLaren was seventh after finishing second in the sprint race. 　　Both of the Cadillac drivers failed to advance out of the first round in the teams first race in the United States. Despite major upgrades made to the new car during the five-week break between the Japanese Grand Prix on March 29 and Miami, Valtteri Bottas qualified 20th and Sergio Perez was 21st. 　　Only Gabriel Bortoleto qualified below them, last in 22nd, because of an issue that caused his Audi to catch fire. 　　F1 and the FIA governing body are considering adjusting the schedule for Sundays race because of heavy rain expected in Miami. Most of the drivers have been concerned since Thursday about the forecast, which calls for thunderstorms. The race must be paused if theres lightning in the area because conditions must be clear enough for a medical helicopter to operate when cars are on the track. 　　___ 　　AP auto racing: 　　美联社佛罗里达州迈阿密花园电 基米·安东内利在迈阿密大奖赛周六冲刺赛中表现令人失望后，仅数小时后便在排位赛中夺得杆位，帮助梅赛德斯车队重振旗鼓。 　　这是这位当前一级方程式锦标赛领跑者连续第三次夺得杆位，他也因此连续第三年在迈阿密国际赛车场阻止了马克斯·维斯塔潘获得首发位置。 　　梅赛德斯车队在本赛季比赛中占据绝对优势：乔治·拉塞尔在揭幕战从杆位发车夺冠，随后安东内利又接连在两场大奖赛中同样以杆位取胜。此后由于伊朗战争影响，中东两站赛事被迫取消，F1进入为期五周的休赛期。 　　所有车队都在休赛期间对赛车进行了升级，但在周六的短程冲刺赛中，拉塞尔获得第四名，安东内利位列第六后，梅赛德斯车队负责人托托·沃尔夫承认：“与其他车队相比，我们的升级节奏略显不同步。” 　　安东内利在排位赛中状态回升，以1分28秒653的单圈成绩击败红牛车队的维斯塔潘，夺得杆位。 　　安东内利表示：'显然，今天以冲刺赛开局并不顺利，结果未能如我们所愿，但对后续的调整恢复感到非常满意。本周我们将全力以赴，不过客观来说，目前的处境对我们确实更具挑战性。' 　　随着红牛车队赛车升级后表现明显提升，维斯塔潘（Verstappen）赢得了本赛季最佳发车位置。这位四届世界冠军——曾在迈阿密两度夺冠——此前在澳大利亚站排位第六，中国站第八，日本站第十一。 　　本赛季迄今为止，他的最佳成绩是在澳大利亚揭幕战中获得第六名。这位荷兰车手对当前的赛车规则感到极度沮丧，甚至表示可能考虑退出F1赛事。 　　他在取得预选赛成绩后笑容满面。 　　维斯塔潘表示："确实，这辆车在之前的比赛中表现不佳，就我个人而言，我对赛车的布局一直感到不适应。但过去几周，车队一直在努力推进升级，让我对赛车的许多方面感到更加舒适，这些努力如今已见成效。" 　　我重新找回了对赛车的掌控感，可以更激进地驾驶了。能跻身头排发车，这完全超出了我对本周末比赛的预期。 　　在冲刺赛中位列第三的查尔斯·勒克莱尔（Charles Leclerc）为法拉利车队拿下排位赛第三名。现役世界冠军、迈阿密大奖赛卫冕冠军兰多·诺里斯（Lando Norris）虽从杆位赢得冲刺赛，但排位赛中仅获第四，代表迈凯伦车队出战。 　　拉塞尔位列第五，法拉利车队的刘易斯·汉密尔顿获得第六名，而迈凯伦车队的奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里在冲刺赛中取得第二名后，最终排名第七。 　　在车队美国首秀中，两位凯迪拉克车手均未能晋级首轮比赛。尽管在3月29日日本大奖赛与迈阿密站之间五周的休赛期内，新车进行了重大升级，但瓦尔特利·博塔斯最终排位第20名，塞尔吉奥·佩雷兹位列第21名。 　　只有加布里埃尔·博托莱托因赛车起火故障排在他们之后，位列第22名垫底。 　　由于迈阿密预计将出现强降雨天气，国际汽联（FIA）与一级方程式赛车（F1）管理机构正考虑调整周日的比赛日程。自周四起，多数车手就对预报中的雷暴天气表示担忧。根据规定，若赛区出现闪电，比赛必须暂停——因为当赛车在赛道上行驶时，必须确保天气条件足够晴朗，以便医疗直升机能够正常运作。