Max Verstappen says he no longer feels like a “passenger” in his Red Bull after returning to the front row of the grid at the Miami Grand Prix. The four-time world champion has suffered a tough start to the season, amid bitter unhappiness at the sport’s new regulations, and sits ninth in the standings. But Red Bull’s significant upgrades have slashed their deficit to the dominant Mercedes and Verstappen showed his class to claim a spot on the front row behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli. The Italian claimed his third successive pole, bouncing back from a challenging sprint where he finished fourth before being demoted to sixth due to repeated track limits infringements. But Verstappen was thrilled to be only 0.166 seconds adrift after qualifying only 11th last time out in Japan. “I feel a lot more confident and I don’t feel like I’m a passenger anymore in the car. To be on the front row after coming from a second behind in the last race is incredible,” Verstappen said.…