Lando Norris wins F1 Miami GP
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“Everything went well.” This was the phrase of journalist Fred Sabino, presenter of Cola no Grid, which airs after all races of the 2024 Formula 1 season on Bandplay and band.com.br, about the victory achieved by Lando Norris in the Miami GP held this Sunday (5). The professional highlighted that the McLaren driver managed to win his first race in F1 due to a series of factors, including Red Bull’s lack of adaptation to the circuit.
“The Red Bull car didn’t adapt so well. Everything went well for Norris. He had a fast car, Red Bull wasn’t so fast and had the safety car. Lando managed to stop without losing too much time with the safety car. “
“The safety car entered the track behind Norris. So, Norris got lucky, gained ground and managed to open up an advantage over Verstappen”
The journalist also stated that the victory in Miami should take a weight off Norris’ shoulders, who came close to winning in Formula 1, but had not reached the top spot on the podium in any of the previous 109 races. Fred Sabino recalls the tragic defeat at the 2021 Russian GP, when the Briton was comfortably leading the race, but a mistake in strategy cost him the victory.
“Norris was already being blamed for this (for the lack of victories). In 2021, he lost victory in Russia to Lewis Hamilton due to a wrong strategy. He can be more relieved with today’s victory,” he highlighted.
Finally, Kevin Magnussen was the subject of Cola do Grid this Sunday. The Haas driver was punished for incidents during the race and had already been pinned during the weekend. Lewis Hamilton, a Mercedes driver, even stated that the Dane “turned the car into a bus” during the sprint, but the dispute “was fun”.