Max Verstappen celebrated the birth of his first child with a pole-winning run at the Miami Grand Prix. The four-time defending Formula 1 champion edged Lando Norris of McLaren by .065 seconds to take the top starting spot for Sunday's race.

He kept chipping away, and when the checkered flag flew at the end of qualifying for the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was where he has been so many times before over his storied career.

Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 rivals have been urged to copy his cheeky - but legal - tactic when starting races. The Red Bull driver was noted by race control when he was seemingly positioned outside of his grid box at the beginning of Saturday’s sprint race at the F1 Miami Grand Prix. However, he was not investigated and not penalised.