Norris was running sixth early in the race, but everything changed when the safety car was deployed on Lap 29 after Kevin Magnussen tangled with Logan Sargent at Turn 3, sending both into the barriers. .
Importantly for Norris, Xinhua reported, he was the only one of the leading runners who had not changed tires by this point, and was thus able to pit without losing his inherited lead, as the others. People did it.
When racing resumed on Lap 33, Norris had the pace to hold off the threat of Red Bull's Verstappen, and managed the gap for the rest of the race to take a fairy-tale first Grand Prix victory in his 110th start. Did.
"About time, huh?" said Norris, who lost a potential first victory at the 2002 Russian Grand Prix when a late rain shower forced him out as he was leading the race.
“What a race, it took a long time but I was finally able to do it.I am very happy for my entire team, I was finally able to perform for them. Long day, a tough race, but finally on top so I'm on cloud nine.
"The whole weekend was good. I had a few setbacks along the way. I know we had the pace on Friday and just a few mistakes here and there, but today we managed to put it together, we had the right strategy, all of it." Got fruit.,
McLaren had brought upgrades to Miami, and Norris showed real speed on his way to victory, crossing the line 7.6 seconds ahead of the previously dominant Verstappen. The Dutchman, who won Saturday's sprint contest and led the early stages of the Grand Prix, also cut the chicane on lap 22 and hit a plasti bollard, an incident Red Bull said caused him to lose some performance.
Behind the top two, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc rounded out the top three, with teammate Carlos Sainz finishing fourth, overtaking Norris' teammate Oscar Piastri, who later needed to pit for a new front wing. His scoring chances were ruined.
Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez was fifth in a low-key race, ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in sixth.
Yuki Tsunoda performed well for his RB in seventh place, while Hamilton's teammate George Russell finished eighth.Fernando Alonso finished ninth for Aston Martin, and Esteban Ocon scored the Alpine team's first points of 2024 with tenth.
Despite falling short of the win, Verstappen has extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship and now has 138 points. Perez is second with 101 points, with Leclerc third on 98 points.
Red Bull remains on top of the Constructors' Championship with 237 points. Ferrari are in second place with 189 points, with McLaren in third with 127 points.The seventh round of the 2024 F1 World Championship is the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy on 19 May.
Importantly for Norris, Xinhua reported, he was the only one of the leading runners who had not changed tires by this point, and was thus able to pit without losing his inherited lead, as the others. People did it.
When racing resumed on Lap 33, Norris had the pace to hold off the threat of Red Bull's Verstappen, and managed the gap for the rest of the race to take a fairy-tale first Grand Prix victory in his 110th start. Did.
"About time, huh?" said Norris, who lost a potential first victory at the 2002 Russian Grand Prix when a late rain shower forced him out as he was leading the race.
“What a race, it took a long time but I was finally able to do it.I am very happy for my entire team, I was finally able to perform for them. Long day, a tough race, but finally on top so I'm on cloud nine.
"The whole weekend was good. I had a few setbacks along the way. I know we had the pace on Friday and just a few mistakes here and there, but today we managed to put it together, we had the right strategy, all of it." Got fruit.,
McLaren had brought upgrades to Miami, and Norris showed real speed on his way to victory, crossing the line 7.6 seconds ahead of the previously dominant Verstappen. The Dutchman, who won Saturday's sprint contest and led the early stages of the Grand Prix, also cut the chicane on lap 22 and hit a plasti bollard, an incident Red Bull said caused him to lose some performance.
Behind the top two, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc rounded out the top three, with teammate Carlos Sainz finishing fourth, overtaking Norris' teammate Oscar Piastri, who later needed to pit for a new front wing. His scoring chances were ruined.
Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez was fifth in a low-key race, ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in sixth.
Yuki Tsunoda performed well for his RB in seventh place, while Hamilton's teammate George Russell finished eighth.Fernando Alonso finished ninth for Aston Martin, and Esteban Ocon scored the Alpine team's first points of 2024 with tenth.
Despite falling short of the win, Verstappen has extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship and now has 138 points. Perez is second with 101 points, with Leclerc third on 98 points.
Red Bull remains on top of the Constructors' Championship with 237 points. Ferrari are in second place with 189 points, with McLaren in third with 127 points.The seventh round of the 2024 F1 World Championship is the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy on 19 May.
