Lando Norris claims his maiden F1 victory at the Miami Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen.
The McLaren driver capitalised on a fortunately-timed Safety Car to take the lead, before fending off Red Bull ’s reigning world champion over the final 25 laps to claim a memorable maiden win.Verstappen appeared to be in command of the opening stages but the race dramatically swung in Norris and McLaren's favour when Kevin Magnussen and Logan Sargeant crashed on Lap 29, resulting in a Safety Car.
Norris maintained the lead at the restart and fired up his fresher hard tyres to pull away from Verstappen, who had won four of the opening five races coming into the Miami weekend. Norris had the most podium finishes without a win, but he has finally shaken off that unwanted record to give McLaren just their second victory in the last 12 years, finishing over seven and a half seconds clear of Verstappen."About time! What a race. It's been a long time coming. Finally I've managed to do it," Norris said.
"Just a couple mistakes here and there. Today we managed to put it together. We did the perfect strategy and it all paid off. Thanks to McLaren, everyone. I'll give a shout out to my mum and dad of course."
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