McLaren’s Lando Norris celebrates his Miami win with a fist in the air.
McLaren’s Lando Norris.With Lando Norris at last off the mark, it seems his Miami Grand Prix victory celebrations will be mixed with attempts to change his flight.
An appearance from the Safety Car represented perfect timing for Norris who was able to pit and come back out P1, but he needed no helping hand to secure victory from there as he pulled away from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen – who had led most of the race – Norris winning his first Formula 1 race by a margin of 7.6 seconds.
And with Norris planning to go “all the way” in his celebrations, Hamilton has told Norris that changing his flight home – scheduled for the same day – was a must.
“I feel really happy for Lando,” said Hamilton.He’s going to try and change his flight.
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While seven-time World Champion Hamilton has not tasted victory since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, his drive to P7 here in Miami represented a pleasing performance, Hamilton happy with the setup of his W15 and with the fact that he could keep Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in his sights.
He did though come close to disaster in a tense early battle with Nico Hulkenberg, a day after his ding-dong affair with the other Haas of Kevin Magnussen.”
Lewis Hamilton reacts to Kevin Magnussen response after ‘stupid tactics’ used in Miami GP SprintMercedes are though still searching for their first podium in F1 2024.
