Tyché, a deity of luck and destiny, did not intervene this time for the Floridian race of Lando Norris who, unlike the Sprint event, could not take advantage of his high star. As a reminder, last year, Lando Norris won his first victory 1 victory on the Miami circuit, thanks to a security car that appeared at the right time. On Saturday, for the Sprint race, a safety car allowed him again to win, in front of his teammate Oscar Piastri.
This Sunday, it was not the gods who barred the road to the British, but a man – often the same: Max Verstappen. Starting in pole, the Dutchman blocked his wheels at the first turn before returning to slide on the track. Lando Norris, second at the start, almost took advantage of this excess of optimism of the Red Bull driver, but suffered his return to the muscular track, forcing him to avoid the collision by cutting the turn. Result: the McLaren n ° 4 lost four positions and found herself sixth, when it was up to a hair to take the lead in Florida. Despite everything, Lando Norris greets the work of his stable and is satisfied with his second place.
« The team did a great job, the stands at the stands were good and the pace of the car toorecognized English. We were far ahead, it is always a good feeling. Oscar piloted very well. I am happy to finish second. »
Norris points the finger at the piloting of Verstappen
Despite his questionable return to track, Max Verstappen did not receive any penalty, and Lando Norris was forced to resume his lost positions in the regular. Fortunately, the rhythm of the McLaren was exceptional this Sunday but the Briton did not hesitate to make remarks committed against Max Verstappen.
-« Max fought well as always, I paid the price, but that’s how it is, said the British pilot after the race. If I don’t attack the first round, people complain; If I do it, they complain too, so you can never win! But that’s how it is with Max, it is generally an accident or we don’t go. When we put ourselves in an ideal position, we can get out of it, but I paid the price, I did not do a fairly good job. »
If Lando Norris is castigating and regrets not having been better, it is part of his fortune to the Red Bull driver, who is not known to be docile on track – especially when it comes to defending first place.
Second under the checkered flag, English can keep a bitter taste for this Floridian weekend. While he has done almost everything perfectly this Sunday-a good start, a solid rhythm in the race-victory escaped him for the benefit of his teammate Oscar Piastri who, this time, was the elected official of Tyché. With this third consecutive victory, the Australian is now 16 units from n ° 4 in the world championship.
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