Antonelli beats Verstappen to F1 Miami GP pole as storm threat brings race forward by three hours
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Antonelli seals third straight pole in tight contest
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Race will now start at 1pm local time
Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the Miami Grand Prix with a strong lap, but only by narrowly beating a resurgent Max Verstappen and Red Bull into second place.
After the session had finished, the FIA, F1 and the Miami promoter issued a joint statement announcing the start of Sunday’s race had been brought forward from 4pm to 1pm local time – 6pm BST – because of heavy thunderstorms forecast for the afternoon.