Max Verstappen wary of ‘different story’ after Miami qualifying sensation

Max Verstappen is wary of a "different story" unfolding in the Miami Grand Prix after snatching a third pole position of the season. 

Verstappen held a slender 0.003s advantage over Lando Norris after the first Q3 runs at the Hard Rock stadium, and appeared to lose time on the second lap.

He had a snap of oversteer at Turn 1 and lost a little time, before going onto set the best sector, on his way to a 1:26.204s to snare pole position, with Norris lining up alongside and Kimi Antonelli in third. 

Reflecting on the pole lap, Verstappen looked ahead to the race, with thunderstorms expected.

"It was a great qualifying, I think we improved the car a tiny amount which helped me to rotate it a bit better," he explained.

"Honestly, in Q1, Q2, Q3 was just improving on every run, and trying to find a bit more of the limit, I had a tiny moment into Turn 1 so lost a bit of time there.

"But it is very complicated with the tyres over a lap, but in the end, it worked out well, so I am happy to be on pole.

"It is qualifying, so I tried to correct it and floored it out of the corner. 

"We will have to wait and see with the weather, but it is the best starting position, but the race will be a different story, but we will try to maximise everything we can."