Formula 1’s first competitive session for almost five weeks threw up plenty of surprise and intrigue, as well as McLaren’s first ‘pole’ of 2026.Here’s our pick of the stars and flops from Miami sprint qualifying. Loser: Mercedes (2nd & 6th)A first defeat of the season in a competitive session for Mercedes has to go down as a loss, even though championship leader Kimi Antonelli made the front row.It would seem the double whammy of rule changes designed to reduce reliance on extreme electrical energy recharge and deployment tactics, plus other teams bringing major upgrades while Mercedes defers, has suddenly put F1’s dominant team under pressure.George Russell was well down the order and complaining of a lack of grip and car balance, as well as expressing surprise a …
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Author: Ben Anderson
