First career victory for Lando Norris!
The 24-year-old British driver triumphed at the wheel of his McLaren, ahead of Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari). With a very high profile single-seater this weekend, Lando Norris, second in China, signs the first victory of his career in Formula 1. End of curse for the man who had finished second eight times!
However, he benefited from an incredible imbroglio around the safety car, after an incident between Sargeant and Magnussen, which cost pole sitter Verstappen dearly.
Verstappen’s applause for Norris
Handicapped by the safety car imbroglio, Max Verstappen is a very good player and applauds the winner of the day Lando Norris.
The top 10
First point of the season for Alpine with Ocon’s tenth place, the Ferraris sandwiched between the Red Bulls.
1- Lando Norris
2- Max Verstappen
3- Charles Leclerc
4-Carlos Sainz
5- Sergio Perez
6-Lewis Hamilton
7- Yuki Tsunoda
8-George Russell
9- Fernando Alonso
10- Esteban Ocon
54/57 Albon in the decor
Big blockage of red from Albon, in defense on Ricciardo’s maneuver to overtake him. No impact but straight on
50/57 Big battle between Perez and Hamilton
Half a second separates the Briton from the Mexican and fifth place
49/57 Alonso passed
The Spanish driver was patient to swallow Ocon and take ninth place from him
47/57 Big fight between Ocon and Alonso for 9th place
The Spaniard is very close and tries to overtake without being able to pass for the moment
Investigation into the incident between Sainz and Piastri
When passing Sainz, Piastri seriously damaged his wing. He is now last
44/57 Norris races towards his first victory!
Four seconds ahead for the Briton’s McLaren over Max Verstappen, who continues to lose ground
Of the first five Grands Prix, the Dutchman recorded four victories and only the race in Australia escaped him (Carlos Sainz)
42/57 Hamilton is hot
The British driver demands power from his engineers to get Perez and fifth place (less than a second)
42/57 Norris takes the lead!
More than three seconds now separate Norris and Verstappen
41/57 Damage confirmed for Piastri
The McLaren driver was having a great race but the middle of the wing broke: heading to the pits with a stop of more than ten seconds
40/57 Piastri in trouble
Was there any damage to Piastri’s McLaren during Sainz’s maneuver? Perez and Hamilton went ahead
40/57 It’s still tense between Sainz and Piastri
Sainz passed after touching the McLaren, Piastri tried to pass him behind but blocked his wheels. The Ferrari goes fourth
37/57 Norris extends his lead over Verstappen
More than two seconds ahead at the head of the race for the McLaren. Both cars are on hard tires
End of the investigation between Piastri and Sainz
No sanction decided by the race stewards, no offense to the Ferrari driver
36/57 Norris on a big beat
Best lap in the race for the McLaren driver at the front of the race
Sainz angry with Piastri
The two brushed against each other earlier when overtaking the McLaren. Sainz demands that his position be returned, not having had enough room during the maneuver
35/57 Incredible pass from Hamilton
In an ultra-tight sector with a series of turns, Lewis Hamilton managed to overtake Tsunoda: the wheels brushed against each other. The Briton goes seventh
33/57: the Safety Car moves aside
Good defense from Norris at the restart, while Verstappen tried to pass from the outside. But the McLaren is solid and takes cover a second ahead of Verstappen.
31/57: 10 second penalty for Magnussen
The Haas driver is logically sanctioned after his collision with Sargent.
30/57: funny situation, the Safety Car is poorly positioned!
While Norris was in the pits, the Safety Car positioned itself in front of Verstappen, who was not the race leader! The McLaren continues to speed away without having a Safety Car in front of it. Lunar scene in Miami.
28/57: Safety car after a collision between Sargent and Magnussen
The Williams is out while the Haas has hit the rear, and McLaren will take advantage of the Safety Car to change Norris’ tires.
28/57: Norris new leader
Piastri and Sainz change tires, and the McLaren of Norris takes the reins ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc.
25/57: the virtual podium has still not stopped
The McLarens of Piastri and Norris, as well as the Ferrari of Sainz, have still not made it through the pits. But the Briton has been in a good rhythm since the start, as the halfway mark approaches.
24/57: the leader stops
Piastri takes control of the race with his mediums, which he has had since the start.
23/57: here is the virtual satefy car
Ocon, Alonso and Magnussen pit. The leading men did not benefit from it.
22/57: Verstappen takes a cone
The Dutchman curses on the radio after hanging a cone, which remains in the middle of the track. Will there be a safety car?
21/57: Leclerc passes Hamilton
The Monegasque overtakes the Mercedes from the outside and takes 5th place.
20/57: Leclerc at the stand
While Norris achieved the best time of the lap in 1’32″421, the Monegasque made a very good stop in 1″9 and came out 6th with hard tires.
19/57: Verstappen still well ahead
1. Verstappen / 2. Piastri / 3. Leclerc / 4. Sainz / 5. Norris / 6. Hamilton / 7. Russell / 8. Tsunoda / 9. Perez / 10. Ocon
17/57: the favorites soon on the stand?
We are entering a pivotal moment in this GP, with potential pit stops to fit new tires. Perez stops (1″9) and comes out in traffic in 10th place.
14/57: Norris chasing Perez
The McLaren has not yet attempted an attack on the Red Bull, definitely not on a good day.
13/57: Gasly at the stand
A stop in 2″5 for the Frenchman, who came out with hard tires in 16th place. Ocon entered the points (10th).
12/57: Perez seems to be in trouble
Having taken off at the start, the Mexican was unable to stay behind the Ferraris and was more than two seconds behind Sainz. His Red Bull doesn’t seem to have any rhythm.
11/57: Hamilton passes Hulkenberg
The Briton took advantage of the late braking of the Haas to take 7th place. Meanwhile, the Alpine are still out of the points: Gasly is 12th, Ocon 14th.
9/57: race update
1. Verstappen / 2. Piastri / 3. Leclerc / 4. Sainz / 5. Perez / 6. Norris / 7. Hulkenberg / 8. Hamilton / 9. Russell / 10. Tsunoda
6/57: an investigation is underway against Perez
For a possible false start, where he came close to catching Verstappen’s wheel in the first corner.
5/57: Piastri now 2nd
It goes for the McLaren driver against Leclerc. He must now defend against the two Ferraris.
3/57: three teams stand out
Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren keep their six drivers in the top six places. The best start was for Piastri, while Sainz and Perez each lost a place to find themselves 4th and 5th.
1/57: Leclerc surprised at the start, it was hot for Perez and the two Alpines
What a bad start from Charles Leclerc, who sees Sainz pass and Perez, who arrives like a cannonball! The Mexican came close to rubbing his teammate’s right rear wheel. Leclerc remains second behind Verstappen, who is starting to make gaps. Very good start for Piastri, 3rd.
Behind, the two Alpines rub against each other in the turns, it’s very limited between Gasly and Ocon!
Let’s go for the training tour
Before completing 57 laps of the track.
Departure in 25 minutes
The final details are being worked out by the various technicians.
The two Alpines at the gates of the points
Pierre Gasly will start 12th; just ahead of Esteban Ocon (13th).
The starting grid
1st line:
Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)
Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)
2nd line:
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Ferrari)
Sergio Pérez (MEX/Red Bull)
3rd line:
Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)
Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes)
4th line:
George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)
5th line:
Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Haas-Ferrari)
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/Racing Bulls-Red Bull)
6th line:
Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin-Mercedes)
Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine-Renault)
7th line:
Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine-Renault)
Alexander Albon (THA/Williams-Mercedes)
8th line:
Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin-Mercedes)
Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Sauber-Ferrari)
9th line:
Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams-Mercedes)
Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari)
10th line:
Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Sauber-Ferrari)
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Racing Bulls-Red Bull)
Hello everyone !
Grand Prix day in Miami! After well-managed qualifying, Max Verstappen will start in pole position this Sunday, just ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. The three-time reigning world champion can claim his fifth victory in six Grands Prix. Lights out at 10 p.m. French time.