Max Verstappen celebrated the birth of his first child with a pole-winning run at the Miami Grand Prix. The four-time defending Formula 1 champion edged Lando Norris of McLaren by .065 seconds to take the top starting spot for Sunday's race.

In pole position. The Red Bull driver posted the fastest time in Q1 on Saturday, but was down in P5 after time elapsed in Q2. Yet when it counted most Verstappen was able to find the little bits of time he needed on his final lap, to take pole position ahead of Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli.

Formula One is back in the U.S. for Round 6 of the F1 season and the Miami Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri and his McLaren team arrived at Miami International Autodrome leading both championships. But it is Mercedes’ teenage sensation Kimi Antonelli who will start today’s 30-minute sprint race from pole ahead of the two papaya cars.