Lando Norris got here away with victory on Sunday on the Miami Grand Prix, which served as spherical six of the 2024 F1 season. It was the McLaren driver’s maiden win.
Purple Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen completed in second place some 7.6 seconds behind, after his day unraveled within the second half of the race. Third place went to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, roughly 10 seconds behind the winner.
Verstappen began the race on pole and was principally unchallenged early on. Beginning subsequent to him was Leclerc who was slowed down and left attempting to defend from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, in addition to from fellow Purple Bull driver Sergio Perez who nearly got here into contact with Verstappen within the first flip. Norris began the race at sixth on the grid and could be behind Perez within the early components of the race.
Verstappen would quickly begin pulling away from the pack, whereas Piastri, displaying the primary indicators of McLaren’s robust tempo, started to shut in on Leclerc. On lap 4, Piastri used DRS to energy previous Leclerc on the long term to Flip 17, and from there issues began to settle.
On lap 21, Verstappen began to complain about entrance grip, and his race nearly got here to an early finish when he took an excessive amount of curb at Flip 14. He bounced by the chicane and on his means throughout the curbs pushed a bollard onto the racing line, which required the digital security automobile. Verstappen at this level pitted for recent tires and checks for injury on his entrance wing.
2024 Components 1 Miami Grand Prix
Piastri was within the lead at this level, however Verstappen was anticipated to regain the spot rapidly. Nevertheless, Haas’ Kevin Magnussen got here into contact with Williams’ Logan Sargeant, with Sargeant ending up spinning into the obstacles. This time the precise security automobile was deployed.
Norris instantly entered the pits and resumed the race within the lead spot, forward of Verstappen in second and Leclerc in third and forward of Piastri. The security automobile left the observe on the finish of lap 32, and regardless of stress from Verstappen, Norris managed the restart nicely to comfortably maintain the lead, which he did so to the top of the race. Verstappen remained in second and Leclerc in third within the ultimate levels.
Behind them, Piastri and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz had been in a battle for fourth spot. There was contact between the 2, with Piastri struggling injury to his wing, requiring him to pit. Sainz would end in fourth however was later dealt with a five-second penalty, demoting him to fifth behind Perez.
Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen leads the 2024 Drivers’ Championship with 136 factors. Perez is second with 103 factors, and Leclerc is third with 98 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Purple Bull leads with 239 factors, versus the 187 of Ferrari and 124 of McLaren.
The following race on the calendar is the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in two weeks.
2024 Components 1 Miami Grand Prix
Beneath are the total outcomes from the 2024 Components 1 Miami Grand Prix:
1) Lando Norris, McLaren
2) Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing +7.612 seconds
3) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +9.920 seconds
4) Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing +14.650 seconds
5) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +16.407 seconds
6) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +16.585 seconds
7) Yuki Tsunoda, RB +26.185 seconds
8) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +34.789 seconds
9) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +37.107 seconds
10) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +39.746 seconds
11) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +40.789 seconds
12) Pierre Gasly, Alpine +44.958 seconds
13) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +49.756 seconds
14) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber +49.979 seconds
15) Daniel Ricciardo, RB +50.956 seconds
16) Valtteri Bottas, Sauber +52.356 seconds
17) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +55.173 seconds
18) Alexander Albon, Williams +76.091 seconds
19) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +84.683 seconds
NC) Logan Sargeant, Williams – DNF
