FRIDAY DEBRIEF: Could we be set for a four-way title fight after Miami’s Sprint Qualifying thriller?
F1.com's Lawrence Barretto delves into the data from Sprint Qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix.


Mercedes' stranglehold on pole positions in 2026 was broken in Miami as McLaren's Lando Norris set a scintillating pace in Sprint Qualifying to outgun championship leader Kimi Antonelli – with the pecking order getting a bit of a shake-up in the Sunshine State.
We know Lando Norris loves Miami – but where on Earth did that lap come from?
A heavily upgraded McLaren, that's where. Team Principal Andrea Stella said before the weekend that his team would be bringing a completely new car across the Miami and Canadian Grands Prix – and while they were hopeful of closing the gap to Mercedes, they didn't expect to overhaul them.
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