Internet blown away after Antonelli's pole position and new record

00:24, 03 May 2025

byKada Sarkozi

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has claimed his first ever pole position in Miami in Sprint Qualifying. The Italian managed to outperform both the McLarens and Max Verstappen. The internet could not praise the youngster enough after the session.

During only his sixth weekend in F1, Antonelli managed to already put his car up in first place for the Sprint in Miami. He is the first teenager to claim pole position for a Sprint or a Grand Prix, beating Sebastian Vettel's record from 2008.

It is also the first time he managed to outqualify George Russell. What makes this achievement more impressive is that the Briton has been on fine form so far in 2025, but had a different strategy in SQ3 to his teammate.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Internet blown away after Antonelli's pole position and new record

byKada Sarkozi

Internet reacts to Antonelli takine pole position for Saturday's Sprint

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