Sergio Perez takes pole position at the Miami Grand Prix, Max Verstappen will start 9th

It’s hard to know what feeling predominates in the Red Bull team after the qualifying session for the Miami Grand Prix on Saturday May 6. His Mexican driver Sergio Pérez took pole position after Q3 was interrupted due to Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) going off the track, but Dutchman Max Verstappen will start from ninth position as he could not set a good time. because of the red flag. The Mexican signs a second pole this season after the Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia, and will be accompanied by Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) on the front row, ahead of Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Kevin Magnussen (Haas).

The French at the forefront

The first Frenchman, Pierre Gasly, also took advantage of Charles Leclerc’s exit from the track, to climb to fifth position on the grid, while his Alpine team had been in difficulty since the start of the season. His teammate Esteban Ocon will start eighth, just behind Charles Leclerc, and ahead of Max Verstappen. The double world champion had slipped during his first attempt at the time, and did not have time to establish a better one. His single-seater should, however, allow him to move up in the standings during the Grand Prix on Sunday (9:30 p.m.). “First there was an error on my part, and then there was this red flag, it’s very frustrating. I hope it doesn’t take me too many laps to come back up”he reacted to the microphone of Canal +.

Earlier in the session, Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso’s teammate at Aston Martin, was eliminated in Q1 (18^e), while Lewis Hamilton fell by the wayside in Q2, and will start 13^e.