It took 110 races for the Brit to finally record his maiden grand prix win as he pounced on a rare error by the sport’s dominant driver.
Lando Norris needed 110 starts and a mistake by Max Verstappen to earn his maiden Formula 1 victory on Sunday and end Verstappen’s dominance at the Miami Grand Prix.
With about 10 laps to go, Norris realised the race was his to lose when his lead over Verstappen hit five seconds.Indeed he was as an ecstatic McLaren squad celebrated a rare victory on a weekend in which it unveiled significant upgrades on its two cars. McLaren now has 13 wins in races in the United States — tying a record with Ferrari — but it was the first on American soil since Lewis Hamilton at Circuit of the Americas in 2012.
“You win. You lose. I think we’re all a bit used to that in racing,” Verstappen said. “Is a bad day P2? I will take it. I am happy for Lando, it’s been a long time coming and there’s more to come from him.” Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Sainz finished third and fourth and was followed by Sergio Perez of Red Bull.
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