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Motorsport: Teen F1 leader Antonelli takes Miami pole as start time moved

Motorsport: Mercedes’ championship-leading teenager Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position Saturday for the Miami Grand Prix, as the race’s start time was brought forward by three hours due to expected heavy rainstorms. The 19-year-old Italian, the youngest title race leader in F1 history, resisted a late charge by four-time champion Max Verstappen who will start next to him. It is  Antonelli’s third pole and his third in consecutive races, a feat that draws him alongside great former champions Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher in the record books.