Max Verstappen insisted his brilliant pole position for Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix is proof that becoming a father will not slow him down.

Ahead of the sixth race of the Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen arrived in Miami one day late, but for the best reason -- the birth of his first child.

Kimi Antonelli, who at 18 years old became F1’s youngest pole winner in history when he started first in Saturday’s sprint race, qualified third for Mercedes. It is the first time he qualified higher than teammate George Russell, who was fifth behind current F1 points leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren.