McLaren CEO Zak Brown has confirmed he engaged in talks with Max Verstappen ’s manager, Raymond Vermeulen, over the champion’s contract during the Formula 1 winter break.

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.

Here’s everything to look out for at Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen starts on pole position and Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli splits the underperforming McLaren duo