Kimi Antonelli fends off Max Verstappen to take third consecutive F1 pole

Kimi Antonelli has taken pole position for the Miami Grand Prix, besting the competition by one and a half tenths of a second at the end of Q3.

The Italian driver bounced back from a difficult outing earlier in the day in the sprint race as he secured a third straight pole position.

Following the championship leader on the first row is set to be Max Verstappen, who's final attempt just fell short of beating the Mercedes driver.

Charles Leclerc was third fastest for Ferrari, while Lando Norris was fourth - ensuring four different manufacturers locked up the top four positions.

Only Verstappen could improve on his final attempt to pull himself up the order in the fight at the front of the field.

Outside the top four sits a disappointed George Russell who was four-tenths of a second down on his team-mate.

Lewis Hamilton was sixth in the second Ferrari, lapping ahead of Oscar Piastri by two-tenths of a second.

An impressive effort from Franco Colapinto saw the Argentine driver end qualifying in eighth place, ahead of Isack Hadjar in the second Red Bull.

Pierre Gasly rounded out the top 10.

Hulkenberg returns after dramatic sprint race setback

After missing out on taking part in the sprint race due to a pre-race power unit issue, Nico Hulkenberg returned to the cockpit with a run to 11th.

He beat the leading Racing Bulls entry of Liam Lawson, who is set to line up in 12th for Sunday's grand prix.

Haas and Williams will share the seventh and eighth row, with Oliver Bearman leading the quartet in 13th.

He will start ahead of Carlos Sainz, who in turn leads the second Haas of Esteban Ocon and Thai driver Alex Albon.

Bortoleto's Audi catches fire after late Q1 entry

Rookie Arvid Lindblad was 17th fastest as he couldn't trouble the Q2 contenders in the final moments of the opening segment.

He joined the Aston Martin duo in the drop zone, with Fernando Alonso once again placing himself ahead og team-mate Lance Stroll.

Sergio Perez was the quickest Cadillac driver as he outpaced Valtteri Bottas to 20th place.

Slowest of the lot was Bortoleto, who was a late entry to the session after Audi was forced to carry out changes to his car following his disqualification from the sprint race.

The Brazilian driver set an uncompetitive time before his brakes caught fire, forcing him to park up in the run-off.