Miami Grand Prix: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen takes pole for sixth straight race, matches Alain Prost’s F1 mark
- Dutch world champion to start at front of the grid for the first time at the race in Florida
- Verstappen looking to make it hat-trick of wins this weekend, after topping practice and winning sprint race
Red Bull’s triple world champion Max Verstappen claimed pole position on Saturday for the Miami Grand Prix, to start from the front of the grid for the sixth straight race this season.
The pole, Verstappen’s seventh in a row going back to last year in Abu Dhabi, adds to what has so far been a perfect weekend for the Dutchman, who topped the time sheets in the only practice session and sprint qualifying on Friday, then won the sprint race earlier on Saturday.
French great Alain Prost, with Williams in 1993, was the last driver to take the first six poles of a season.
“I don’t know what it is, every single year we come here, I find it extremely difficult to be consistent with the car feeling, the tyre feeling over one lap,” said Verstappen, who will start on pole in Miami for the first time. “Again today, it was about finding that balance.
“I think we did OK. It wasn’t the most enjoyable lap of my career because of how slippery it is and you’re not very confident on the lap. But we are on pole, and that’s the most important thing.”
Verstappen was joined on the front row by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who was also second in the sprint.