McLaren's Lando Norris has stunned champion Max Verstappen at the Miami Grand Prix to take his first-ever Formula One win.
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Norris had a stunning restart and defended well against Verstappen after a safety car.
The Dutchman had to settle for an unusual second place, while Charles Leclerc of Ferrari completed the podium in third.
Australia's Oscar Piastri - Norris's McLaren teammate - finished 13th, while Daniel Ricciardo was 15th for RB.
Verstappen had a perfect start from pole position, but lost his lead after he pitted for new tyres.
The Dutchman had made his way to second behind Norris, who was yet to stop, when the safety car was deployed after Logan Sargeant of Williams had his race ended following a crash with the Haas of Kevin Magnussen.
Norris wasn't able to get to the pits before the safety car was called and went around for another lap, pitting under safety car and retaining his lead.
The English driver then had a fantastic restart to break clear from Verstappen.
He kept stretching his advantage over the Red Bull man, who failed to find an answer.
Norris got close to his first victory at the Russian Grand Prix in 2021.
He led the majority of the race, but lost the chance to win in dramatic fashion as he refused to switch to intermediate tyres amidst worsening rain conditions and against the advice of his engineers. He finished that race in seventh.
MIAMI GRAND PRIX RESULTS
1. Lando Norris (McLaren)
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
5. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
7. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
8. George Russell (Mercedes)
9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
10. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
Australian Associated Press
