Miami GP: Oscar Piastri eases to victory as Lando Norris fights again from first-lap drama to seal dominant McLaren one-two

Oscar Piastri prolonged his world championship lead with a dominant Miami Grand Prix victory as Lando Norris recovered from first-lap drama to seal a McLaren one-two.

Piastri drove a faultless race from fourth on the grid to assert his third successive victory, passing pole-sitter Max Verstappen after an exhilarating early battle earlier than cruising clear.

Norris was left to rue what may need been after dropping from second to sixth on the primary lap following a skirmish with Verstappen, earlier than scything his method by way of the sphere to complete in his beginning place.

The Brit valiantly halved Piastri’s result in 4 seconds within the closing phases, however was powerless to disclaim the Australian victory because the McLarens charged greater than 30 seconds away from the remainder of the sphere by the chequered flag.

Having misplaced out to Norris in Saturday’s Dash, Piastri’s fourth win in six races this season strikes him 16 factors away from his team-mate on the prime of the standings.

George Russell claimed an opportunistic podium for Mercedes, benefitting from the useful timing of a Digital Security Automobile to leapfrog Verstappen for third throughout the one spherical of pit stops.

Verstappen, who reduce a annoyed determine over Pink Bull group radio as he struggled for pace all through, falls 32 factors again from Piastri within the standings, denting his hopes of sealing a fifth successive drivers’ title.

Alex Albon matched Williams’ finest end of the season by taking fifth after overtaking the opposite Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, having fired up his tyres faster following the primary of the race’s two Digital Security Automobile interruptions.

Charles Leclerc took seventh forward of Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton after the latter turned infuriated along with his colleagues over the radio amid a group orders dispute.

Hamilton needed to survive vital contact following a last-lap lunge from the opposite Williams of Carlos Sainz, which left the Spaniard going through a number of post-race investigations that would see him demoted to ninth.

Pink Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda overcame a five-second penalty for dashing within the pit lane to carry off Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar by little greater than a tenth of a second for the ultimate level.

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