Listen to this article Leclerc claimed a third pole of the 2022 season by topping qualifying ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz, with Verstappen ending up third after his final Q3 lap went wrong.  The Red Bull/Ferrari battle has swung across the opening rounds, with Red Bull’s better end-of-straight speed proving to be critical in Verstappen’s Jeddah victory, as Ferrari opted to run a higher downforce package in anticipation of bad tyre wear that never came.  There, Verstappen was able to make a crucial DRS pass, while Red Bull’s slippery aerodynamic profile also made it tough for Leclerc to put pressure on Sergio Perez during the middle phase of the GP last time out at Imola.  Ferrari has brought at a reprofiled rear wing to Miami with the aim of shedding drag it has carried throughout the opening rounds of the campaign, but Leclerc is still anticipating struggling to keep Verstappen at bay on the long straights around the Miami Gardens track.  “If they are close to us then it’s going to be very difficult,” he said in the post-qualifying …

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