Miami Grand Prix: Norris wins sprint, cuts Piastri’s overall lead
McLaren get one-two on Saturday with Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton third, having won first sprint in China
Lando Norris lucked in to win a rain-hit and crash-strewn Miami Grand Prix sprint race in a McLaren one-two on Saturday that trimmed teammate Oscar Piastri’s Formula One lead to nine points.
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, winner of the season’s first sprint in China, had a smile on his face again after finishing third with the safety car leading the closing laps before peeling off at the end.
“My luck in Miami seems pretty good at the minute, really happy,” said Norris, who won last year’s main grand prix for his first F1 victory after also benefiting from a safety car period.
“I don’t think I will be buying any lottery tickets at this place,” commented Piastri over the car radio.
Norris got lucky with the safety car deployed just as he pitted for slick tyres, with Piastri having already stopped, and came back out still in the lead he had inherited from the Australian.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was demoted to last place after being handed a 10 second penalty for an unsafe release that led to a pitlane collision with Mercedes’ pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli.