Relive how Norris took his first F1 victory in Miami (2024)

1. Posted at 22:41 5 May22:41 5 May

   Norris beats Verstappen in Miami for first F1 win

   

   Andrew Benson

   BBC F1 correspondent in Miami

   

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   McLaren’s Lando Norris beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen with help from the safety car to take his maiden Formula 1 victory at the Miami Grand Prix.

   Norris jumped to the front because he was able to make his pit stop when a safety car was deployed at about half distance while others had already stopped.

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   Verstappen was unable to keep pace with Norris when the race restarted with 27 laps to go, and the Briton stretched ahead, while the world champion had to settle for second ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

   In addition to a bit of luck and timing, Norris’ victory was based on genuine pace - he was the quickest car on track once he was released from behind the struggling Red Bull of Sergio Perez when the Mexican made an early pit stop for tyres on lap 17.

   Read the full story here

2. Posted at 22:40 5 May22:40 5 May

   Goodbye

   

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   What a weekend in Miami.

   A sprint victory for championship leader Max Verstappen on Saturday, followed by a maiden win for Lando Norris - on his 110th Formula 1 race start - on Sunday.

   The memory of torrential rain in Sochi scuppering Norris' chances of a first winning moment in 2021? Be gone.

   Thanks for joining us, folks. Two weeks to recover and then we'll return again for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, 17-19 May.

   Come back and keep us company for first and second practice on Friday from 12:30 BST.

   Definitely time for bed now.

   Night night!

3. Posted at 22:37 5 May22:37 5 May

   'I'm so happy for him' - Adam Norris

   Adam Norris and the Norris family are beaming. He told Sky Sports via video: "It's probably about 900 races I've been to over the last 16 years, it's been a long time but we got there.

   "As a parent how many hours you put in supporting them and I counted about 350 weekends away and all the races on the different weekends, it's a lot of time but it's brilliant, I love it, I'm so happy for him.

   "He's got one more thing now hasn't he, world champion next."

4. Posted at 22:34 5 May22:34 5 May

   Post update

   Daddy Norris, Adam, is chatting on Sky Sports via a video link. "It's been a long journey," he says as he beams from ear to ear watching the footage of his son celebrating his first F1 victory.

   

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5. Posted at 22:31 5 May22:31 5 May

   Post update

   McLaren CEO Zak Brown sings Lando Norris’ praises, he saidafter the Miami GP: “I mean this is long overdue and this is a very popular winamongst the fans and with the drivers and the amount of drivers who went up to himand congratulated him, he drove perfectly, the car was really fast.”

6. Posted at 22:28 5 May22:28 5 May

   New 'torpedo' in town

   Daniil Kvyat, the original torpedo, named so by Sebastian Vettel for his antics at the Russian Grand Prix in 2016, is referenced by Carlos Sainz in his post-race interview with Sky Sports. "Everyone was racing hard out there today," says the Ferrari driver. "First Checo at the start, like they say in the old school days with Seb, he came like a torpedo and nearly took us all with him into Turn One."

   

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7. Posted at 22:25 5 May22:25 5 May

   Point on the board for Alpine

   Red Bull are now 48 points clear of second-placed Ferrari in the constructors' championship, while McLaren move on to 124 points in third.

   Only two teams are left will no points on the board after six races, after Esteban Ocon's point for Alpine today.

   1. Red Bull - 237

   2. Ferrari - 189

   3. McLaren - 124

   4. Mercedes - 64

   5. Aston Martin - 42

   6. RB - 19

   7. Haas - 7

   8. Alpine - 1

   9. Williams - 0

   10. Sauber - 0

8. Posted at 22:21 5 May22:21 5 May

   Norris closes in on Sainz

   With that sprint win and second place in the main grand prix, Max Verstappen has extended his lead at the top of the drivers' championship to 35 points over Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez.

   Lando Norris, who sits in fifth, has now closed the gap on fourth-placed Carlos Sainz to just two points thanks to that Miami race win.

   1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 136

   2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) - 101

   3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 98

   4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) - 85

   5. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 83

   6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 41

   7. George Russell (Mercedes) - 37

   8. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 33

   9. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 27

   10. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) - 14

9. Posted at 22:18 5 May22:18 5 May

   'As soon as we give him the right material he's going to make it and he made it' - Stella on Norris

   McLaren team principal Andrea Stella told Sky Sports: "The victory for Lando, he deserved it so much and we always said as soon as we give him the right material he's going to make it and he made it.

   "I know what kind of work is behind it, it's so deserved for the McLaren team, I hope everyone enjoys this moment."

   

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10. Posted at 22:14 5 May22:14 5 May

    'P3 was the best we could do and we will be satisfied with that' - Leclerc

    Charles Leclerc finished in third after starting in second,he said: “I didn’t have a great start. As soon as I left the clutch I had wheelspin, I saw Checo on the right but there was very little grip so he locked upand I thought we would crash, but fortunately for everybody we all got out thatfirst corner without any damage, then it was all about trying to focus onourselves but today we were again missing a little bit of pace.

    “We did our best obviously, we had been unlucky with thesafety car and the timing of the safety car wasn’t great for us, but we managedeverything quite well and P3 was the best we could do and we will be satisfiedwith that.

    “I’m really happy for Lando, he deserves it. Very often hehas been very close for it one way of another and he didn’t make it but todayhe did an incredible job and for the whole weekend he has been on it.”

11. Posted at 22:11 5 May22:11 5 May

    'It wasn't our strongest weekend' - Verstappen

    Red Bull's MaxVerstappen who finished second at the Miami Grand Prix: "You win, you lose. We're all used to that in racing. Today was already quite tricky. The medium tyres didn't feel fantastic. Once we made a pitstop, I heard the lap times the McLarens were doing and thought 'wow, they're quick'.

    "The hard tyres had more pace. Lando was flying. It was incredibly hard for us in that stint. If a bad day is P2, I'll take it.

    "I'm very happy for Lando, it's been a long time coming and it's not gonna be his last one. He definitely deserves it today.

    "Understeer, oversteer, there was very low grip on four wheels, It's something we have to understand.

    [On whether this is true McLaren pace]: "I hope not!

    "They came with upgrades. It wasn't our strongest weekend. We'll analyse it all and come back stronger."

    

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12. Posted at 22:08 5 May22:08 5 May

    'I stuck with McLaren because I believed in them and today proved exactly that' - Norris

    Lando Norris, who has been at McLaren since 2019, had a few words for his team. He said: “What do I say to them huh? I’m just proud really, I mean a lot of people doubted me along the way, I’ve made a lot of mistakes over the last five years, my short career but today we put it altogether so this is all for the team. I stuck with McLaren because I believed in them and today proved exactly that.”

    

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13. Posted at 22:05 5 May22:05 5 May

    'It’s been a long time coming but finally I’ve been able to do it' - Norris

    

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    McLaren's Lando Norris, who takes his first Formula 1 victoryin Miami, said: “About time huh! What a race, it’s been a long time coming but finallyI’ve been able to do it. I’m so happy for my whole team, I’ve finally been ableto deliver for them. A long day, a tough race, but finally on top so I’m overthe moon.”

    On the race itself, he added: “The whole weekend has beengood. I’ve had a few setbacks along the way. I knew on Friday we had the paceand just a couple of mistakes here and there but today we managed to put it together,we put the perfect strategy, it all paid off and thanks to McLaren and everyoneand I have to give a shout out to my mum and dad of course.”

14. Posted at 22:03 5 May22:03 5 May

    From zero to hero

    I think Lando Norris is going to be camped on that podium for a while yet.

    How things can change in 24 hours. On Saturday, he was bumped out of the sprint with only a few seconds on the clock.

    Today, he gets to call himself a Grand Prix winner for McLaren.

    Shall we have a look at what the top three had to say?

    

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15. Posted at 21:59 5 May21:59 5 May

    Champagne moment

    Here's the champagne. The crowd want the bang - and they get it! I think Lando Norris was a bit impaired, however, as two bottles of the fizzy stuff had just been sprayed straight into his eyes by Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen.

16. Posted at 21:57 5 May21:57 5 May

    Norris takes top step

    The number one driver in Miami reaches the top step of the podium for the first time in his career.

    God Save the King is played out as Lando Norris salutes his team below. He's now presented with the winner's trophy and instantly throws it up in the air. Careful!

17. Posted at 21:55 5 May21:55 5 May

    Podium celebrations

    What a picture. The whole of the McLaren team are now waiting below the podium for Lando Norris to come out. He's still sitting on the floor in the cooldown room, chatting with Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc about what happened during the race.

    That is a mega podium. Leclerc is out first. Now Verstappen. And then....

    

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18. Posted at 21:51 5 May21:51 5 May

    Post update

    The golf buggy is on hand to deliver race winner Lando Norris to the podium. "What a drive, the car was great," McLaren CEO Zak Brown tells Sky Sports while in the pit lane.

19. Posted at 21:48 5 May21:48 5 May

    'Lando was flying' - Verstappen

    Max Verstappen may not have won this race, but the Dutchman is still in good spirits when he steps up to the microphone, noting Lando Norris was "flying" in the McLaren. "He definitely deserves it," the world champion adds.

20. Posted at 21:46 5 May21:46 5 May

    Norris wins Miami Grand Prix

    Everybody is coming up to Lando Norris to congratulate the McLaren driver on his first victory. The Briton then does the biggest stage dive into his team, getting swallowed up in the jubilant scenes as the crowd cheers wildly.

    That's been a long time coming for the 24-year-old. He slips an F-bomb into his post-race interview with Jenson Button, but we can forgive that.

    

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