Mercedes' 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli pips Oscar Piastri in Miami F1 Grand Prix sprint qualifyingTopic:Formula 11h ago1 hours agoFri 2 May 2025 at 11:04pmKimi Antonelli celebrates after topping sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix. (Getty Images: Rudy Carezzevoli)In short:Kimi Antonelli is F1's youngest pole sitter in any format after posting the fastest time in the Miami Grand Prix sprint qualifying.The 18-year-old edged out Australia's championship leader Oscar Piastri by 0.045.What's next?ABC Sport will have a live blog of the F1 Miami Grand Prix from 4:30am on Monday AEST.abc.net.au/news/formula-1-miami-grand-prix-kimi-antonelli-oscar-piastri/105241718Link copiedShareShare articleMercedes' Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli became F1's youngest pole sitter in any format after lapping fastest in the Miami Grand Prix sprint qualifying.Piastri defends teammate Norris Photo shows Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris pose for a photograph together.Oscar Piastri leaps to the defence of Lando Norris after ex-Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones suggests the Briton lacks mental toughness.The 18-year-old, preparing for only his sixth grand prix weekend, lapped with a best time of one minute and 26.482 seconds to pip Australia's championship leader Oscar Piastri by 0.045.Piastri's McLaren teammate Lando Norris was third fastest, with Red Bull's four-times world champion Max Verstappen completing the second row on the day he announced he had become a father for the first time."The last lap was mighty. I put everything together. I'm really happy to get the first pole," said a surprised Antonelli, who replaced seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in January.The previous youngest ever pole sitter was Sebastian Vettel at the age of 21 years and 73 days in 2008 at the Italian Grand Prix, before sprint races existed.Piastri leads closest rival Norris by 10 points on the championship standings and will be chasing his third grand prix win in a row in the main event on Monday AEST.Qualifying for the race taking place after the sprint."We can still fight from there in the sprint tomorrow. All in all pretty happy," Piastri said."We've got a bit more pace to unlock hopefully, so I'm feeling positive still. I'll try to make up a spot in the sprint before we get stuck into where the big points are."ABC Sport will be live blogging the Miami F1 Grand Prix on Monday morning AESTHamilton, winner of the first sprint race of the season in China from pole position for Ferrari, qualified seventh with teammate Charles Leclerc sixth.Mercedes' George Russell will line up in fifth position.Only the top eight places in the 100km race on Sunday AEST score points.Williams had Alex Albon qualify eighth, with French rookie Isack Hadjar ninth for Racing Bulls and Fernando Alonso completing the top 10 for Aston Martin.Australia's Jack Doohan, driving for Alpine Renault, was 17th in the qualifying stage.Reuters/ABCPosted 1h ago1 hours agoFri 2 May 2025 at 11:04pm, updated 1h ago1 hours agoFri 2 May 2025 at 11:09pmShare optionsCopy linkFacebookX (formerly Twitter)SportHow these disabled women are changing the face of mainstream sportAnalysis by Elizabeth WrightPhoto shows A woman is running on a track, with the sun setting behind her.Hynes finds his peace as wandering NRL eyes turn elsewhereJAnalysis by Jon HealyPhoto shows Dylan Brown speaks to Nicho Hynes after an NRL game.Surfing legend Gilmore still driven to take on the worldTopic:SurfingPhoto shows Female surfer speaking to media, smiling, prior to a surfing eventRevered Spurs coach Popovich steps down after 29 NBA seasonsTopic:BasketballPhoto shows Gregg Popovich on court during the 2024/25 preseason.Blind athletes show 'courage and resilience' in Ironman triathalonTopic:Human InterestPhoto shows Two men in full lyrcra swim suits running along a beach, tethered to each other.Top StoriesAlbanese says his political 'holy grail' is 'back-to-back wins' as Dutton makes another fuel stopLIVEPhoto shows Anthony Albanese speaking in a sports stadium. 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