Kimi Antonelli will start the Miami Grand Prix in third.

The Mercedes star secured his first pole position ahead of today’s sprint race. A frustrating collision with Max Verstappen ended his chances of a maiden victory.

But Antonelli will now stand a strong chance of winning tomorrow after finishing behind Verstappen and Norris.

“This weekend is going well so far. I was a bit disappointed this morning but it was good to bounce back this way. I struggled a little bit during the quali. I didn’t have such a clean run like I had yesterday.

“That last lap was quite good. I was a bit too greedy into Turn One, starting the lap, but the rest of the lap was quite good, so I’m happy with it.

“The gaps are super tight and if you can gain a few hundredths then you can make up so many places. So it’s really about putting everything together and so far this weekend, I’m doing that.

“Hopefully tomorrow we can have a good race.”