Miami GP Qualifying Review: A Tale of Two Sessions
5/3/202636 min
Can Kimi convert pole into another win? Harry Benjamin is joined by Jennie Gow and Dutch commentator Nelson Valkenburg to look back on a busy Saturday in Miami. They hear from Antonelli after his third consecutive pole, as well as Max Verstappen who lines up alongside him, and sprint winner Lando Norris.
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First 90 secondsLando Norris· Soundbite0:00
[upbeat music] Five Live Formula 1 [engine roaring] The curtain has closed on Saturday in Miami.
Harry Benjamin· Host0:07
The music is blaring around the Miami Dolphins NFL stadium. We've had a sprint race. We've had Grand Prix qualifying, and now everybody is, uh, relaxing in a quite a nice sunny, chilled evening. The 0% beers are flowing. It's Harry Benjamin, and opposite me on our table we have Jenny Gow, and we have Viaplay's commentator, our Dutch friend, Nelson Valkenburg. Have I got it right?
Nelson Valkenburg· Guest0:33
You got it completely right.
Harry Benjamin· Host0:34
Nailed it. Absolutely nailed it. Thank you for joining me, guys. Um, it's been a long day today. There's a lot to get into, and I suppose, uh, Nelson, the one of the, the big takeaways from this Saturday, I think, is that it's been a bit of a topsy-turvy day- Yeah ... because we saw the sprints, and everyone's suddenly talking about McLaren. Lando Norris took victory in the sprint. What a turnaround. Upgrades galore. We just had Grand Prix qualifying, and actually McLaren's very up and down, and Mercedes back on top with Kimi Antonelli on pole.
Nelson Valkenburg· Guest1:04
Yeah, it is topsy-turvy, and it's a crazy thing to think about that McLaren is the only team from the top teams that's slower than they were yesterday. All the other teams improved on sprint qualifying. So I'm wondering whether or not they are sort of taking into account tomorrow and the weather and maybe have changed their cars accordingly because it is weird, and especially the lap that Piastri did at the end. Really