MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lando Norris beat McLaren Racing teammate Oscar Piastri to win the dash race held Saturday forward of qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix.
“My luck in Miami appears fairly good at this minute,” mentioned Norris, who will attempt to defend final yr’s Miami victory on Sunday.
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The 18-lap dash was eventful even earlier than it began as heavy rain drenched the course and Charles Leclerc crashed within the moist situations driving his Ferrari out to the grid for the beginning of the race. He wasn’t capable of compete within the dash as Ferrari labored to restore his automobile in time for qualifying.
The beginning of the race was then delayed as a result of drivers mentioned the rain made situations too harmful and visibility was a priority. And when it lastly went inexperienced, with 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli main the standing begin because the youngest pole-winner in F1 historical past, his day trip entrance was transient. Piastri beat the Mercedes driver into the primary flip and Antonelli drove off the monitor and slipped to fourth.
He was later hit within the pits by Max Verstappen, who acquired a 10-second penalty for an unsafe launch. Antonelli completed eleventh and Verstappen, who had been working third, completed seventeenth and didn’t earn any factors for the occasion.
The race ended below yellow as a result of Liam Lawson bumped into Fernando Alonso, inflicting Alonso to crash with three laps remaining. The protection prevented Piastri from attempting to reclaim the lead from teammate Norris, who received the Miami Grand Prix final yr for his first profession F1 victory.
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“I do not suppose I’ll be shopping for a lottery ticket round this place,” Piastri mentioned. “I really feel like I did every little thing proper so a bit upset to come back in second.”
Lewis Hamilton completed third for Ferrari. He moved forward of Verstappen earlier than Verstappen served his penalty.
“I am so pleased with that, it has been a tricky yr to this point,” mentioned Hamilton, who’s in his first season driving for Ferrari. “I by no means thought it could rain in Miami, it is the primary time we have all been within the moist right here, and what a race it offered us.”
Alex Albon completed fourth for Williams and was adopted by George Russell of Mercedes.
Alonso, Carlos Sainz Jr., and Leclerc didn’t full the race.
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