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  George Russell delivered the qualifying lap of his life and secured pole position for the second consecutive year at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. The British driver clocked 1:10.899 to beat Max Verstappen by 0.160 seconds, while championship leader Oscar Piastri finished third. Qualifying delivered dramatic moments with penalties and technical problems. Mercedes thus secured their first pole position of the 2025 season and showed significant improvement after a challenging start to the year. Russell achieved the exceptional result on medium-compound tires, which will provide him with a strategic advantage for Sunday's race. Russell's Magic Lap "Today was amazing in front of this incredible crowd," Russell said after qualifying. "Honestly, that last lap was probably one of the most adrenaline-fueled laps of my life. I could see the delta on the steering wheel and I was watching how I was a tenth faster in every corner." The British driver gra...

  Oscar Piastri confirmed his excellent form and secured his fourth pole position of the season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. McLaren thus secured a papaya front row lockout ahead of a strategically important race, which will be the last at this legendary circuit before the Spanish Grand Prix moves to Madrid in 2026. McLaren in best form of the season Australian driver Oscar Piastri dominated qualifying with a time of 1:11.546, beating his teammate Lando Norris by a solid 0.209 seconds. This gap represents the largest pole position margin in this year's season, which only confirms the current strength of the orange cars. "A bit cheeky," Piastri commented on the situation where Norris tried to use slipstream from his teammate. Nevertheless, the Australian kept his cool and showed in the decisive moment why he currently leads the world championship with 161 points. McLaren currently dominates both the drivers' and constructors' championships. Piastri leads...

  May 4, 2025 Miami International Autodrome, Florida, USA Formula 1 moves from the desert conditions of Jeddah straight to sunny Florida this weekend. The Miami Grand Prix, one of the newest and most attractive stops on the F1 calendar, promises an exciting battle between the dominant Max Verstappen and an increasingly stronger McLaren team. Saturday's qualifying confirmed the excellent form of reigning world champion Max Verstappen, who secured pole position ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris. The surprise of the day is the third position of young talent Kimi Antonelli, who dominated Friday's sprint qualifying. Verstappen's main challenger this season, Oscar Piastri in the second McLaren, finished only fourth. Qualifying took place 15 minutes later than originally planned after the delayed sprint, but on a dry track. Verstappen dominated both attempts in the third part of qualifying, and although Norris came significantly closer in the final attempt, it wasn't en...