Hamilton disappointed with Sprint Qualifying amid large gap to Norris

Ferrari arrived with plenty of updates, 11 in total, and after Charles Leclerc was the quickest in the only free practice session, the Scuderia's drivers finished fourth and seventh respectively in SQ3. Hamilton's gap to Norris was around seven tenths of a second.

The Briton was not satisfied with the SF-26. He said after the session to F1 TV: "No, we didn't really know what to expect. I had hoped that we would be better. But yeah, the car didn't feel particularly great."

Hamilton then reaffirmed that he had higher hopes than finishing in seventh place. "I have no idea. I thought we would be stronger than we were today. We're going to have to do some work overnight to try and figure out why we're not that quick. And yes, I was hopeful, coming in positive that we're going to be much higher, but not meant to be," the seven-time world champion concluded.

The other British world champion on the grid, Norris, was satisfied with today's outcome.

After the session, Norris was proud of his result. He explained: "A perfect result for us. A nice way to reward the team. We have a lot of new upgrades on the car. It's nice to feel some grip again and to reward the guys and the girls that have put a lot of work into this. I've always loved Miami on and off the track. It's the beginning of the weekend, so still a long way to go but nice to tick things off by doing this.