The Lando Norris gamble that inspired brilliant first F1 win with McLaren
by Kieran Jackson
May 06, 2024
3 minutes
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Has there ever been a more popular winner in modern-day Formula 1? Perhaps not. After the chequered flag, everybody under the sun wanted to congratulate Lando Norris: his jubilant McLaren team, his fellow drivers, even Donald Trump, present at the Hard Rock Stadium, seemed outshone by the boy from Bristol and his unshakable smile at the end of the Miami Grand Prix.
The phrase on everyone’s lips was that it had been a “long time coming” for the 24-year-old. That’s true. 110 Brit to win a Formula 1 race. For the first time in 18 months, God Save the King was belted out at the podium ceremony.
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