Norris beat Verstappen by 7s, after benefiting from making his single pitstop under a safety car – unlike his rivals – for a clash between Kevin Magnussen and Logan Sargeant.Verstappen had won both previous Miami GPs but had already made his pitstop when the safety car was required. He earlierContinue Reading
The McLaren driver capitalised on a well-timed mid-race safety car period to effectively have a free pitstop at the front of the field, and then unleashed some dominant form to head home world championship leader Max Verstappen for an emotional win.Having come so close to success several times in theContinue Reading
Norris beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari after the McLaren ace took full advantage to make his pitstop under the safety car, unlike all his rivals.2024 F1 Miami Grand Prix results ClaNºDriver Car / Engine Laps Gap 1 4Lando NorrisMcLaren/Mercedes57– 2 1Max VerstappenRed …Keep reading SourceContinue Reading
The victory ends Norris’s streak as having the most podiums without a GP victory, with McLaren scoring its first such win since the 2021 Italian GP after Oscar Piastri’s 2023 Qatar sprint race triumph.At the start, Verstappen made a smooth getaway while Leclerc fell backwards off the line and gotContinue Reading
Earlier this week it was announced talismanic designer Newey would step away from its F1 activities before becoming available for rival squads from March 2025 onwards.Newey’s exit is seen by some competitors as a sign F1’s dominant empire could be about to crumble amid internal power struggles, with McLaren CEOContinue Reading
The Grove-based outfit believes it has made progress from the car that helped it finish seventh in the standings last year, but has been caught out by the step forward that Haas and RB have made to lead the chasing pack behind the top five teams.PLUS: The short-term pain that hidesContinue Reading
Sunday’s race is expected to be a one-stop affair amid the combination of the Miami International Autodrome’s twisty nature, a low-grip surface and warm track temperatures.The majority of drivers admitted that their qualifying form was dictated by how well they managed to keep the tyre working across a flying lapContinue Reading
McLaren elected to bring a hefty revamp to its MCL38 for this weekend’s Miami race, which featured an overhaul of a number of aerodynamic surfaces aimed at helping lift the overall downforce of the car.But despite some promising flashes of speed throughout the weekend, McLaren has struggled to show itsContinue Reading
Last year Miami featured a glitzy opening ceremony with drivers presented to the crowd one by one by American rapper LL Cool J, flanked by Miami Dolphins cheerleaders, while will.i.am conducted an orchestra playing a song he had co-produced specifically for the race with Lil Wayne.The ceremony was met withContinue Reading
McLaren’s Lando Norris and Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell completed Q3 on the theoretically slower medium as teams battle to mitigate overheating issues on Pirelli’s softer C4 compound.Even polesitter Max Verstappen said he struggled, with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko commenting to ORF that the “incalculable” tyre characteristicsContinue Reading