Two-time champion Max Verstappen on pole for Miami Grand Prix

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Two-time defending Miami Grand Prix winner and reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen helped his chances for a third straight victory by capturing the pole in qualifying Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Verstappen has taken seven consecutive poles and a record-tying six to start a season. Alain Prost last accomplished the feat in 1993.

It was the Dutchman's first pole at Mi