00:00The moment is nearly here, and the Miami Grand Prix is underway.
00:06Poor start for Charles Leclerc. Through goes Carlos Sainz.
00:09Max Verstappen maintains the lead. Oh, he was nearly hit by his teammate.
00:12That was so close. Sergio Perez went to the inside.
00:16He momentarily took second, but he went deep into the first turn,
00:19and that very nearly was contact between the two Red Bulls.
00:22They got away with it, though. Down to fifth goes Sergio Perez.
00:25Max Verstappen leads. Then it's Leclerc. Oscar Piastri, the big winner.
00:29He is up three places to third. Sainz is fourth. Then Perez.
00:33My word, that was dramatic into turn number one,
00:35as they try to make their way through the first of 57 laps.
00:39But Perez was millimeters away from striking his teammate,
00:43went to the inside line of that first turn. No grip.
00:46Dirty, dusty, and he very nearly made contact. They got away with it.
00:51Yeah, it looks like he's got cards on the top of his helmet.
00:54He went all in and almost all the way into his teammate.
00:58He will never be so lucky again.
01:01Just feels as if Verstappen is just doing enough to keep that gap beyond DRS.
01:06And not wanting to put too much stress on the tyres as well as here he comes.
01:10Oh, thinking about the move. Diving to the inside.
01:12Leclerc trying to be respectful.
01:14Whether it was after you or after you.
01:16They didn't want to make contact.
01:17They didn't make contact.
01:18Oscar Piastri is up to second position.
01:22That is Hamilton making the move and getting past Hülkenberg up to seventh place.
01:29Canina just had a big crash there.
01:31Yeah, copy. We saw that.
01:33And now Hülkenberg's back in front.
01:36Yeah. Hülkenberg occupying seventh position.
01:40The main battle you're looking at is Lewis Hamilton trying to get back past Hülkenberg.
01:45Something he did before. Dipped out of the slipstream.
01:47Went back in again. Now to the inside of turn 11.
01:51And Lewis Hamilton gets that pass done for the second time today.
01:55Hülkenberg down to eighth.
01:58Now at turn 11. Are we going to get the pass for George Russell?
02:02He's managed to get there. One Mercedes went by before.
02:05There are still two Pirellis on that racetrack.
02:08And Russell makes the pass to improve to eighth place.
02:13And the man from Monaco, he hits his marks.
02:15And that is a quick stop for Ferrari.
02:19I hit that cone.
02:21And 15. Take it from me.
02:24Race leader with a swap on.
02:26Trying to take avoiding action.
02:28And he clobbers the bollard.
02:31Max Verstappen has been called to the pits.
02:33He blends in. That's the blend line to the pit lane.
02:36And he had a lead of 3.6 seconds as he hands it over to his team.
02:42Oscar Piastri leads the Grand Prix for McLaren.
02:46Now, is there a chance for Fernando Alonso to get past Pierre Gasly?
02:49Alonso, who had a really tough start after his worst qualifying of the year yesterday,
02:55gets to the apex first.
02:56And Alonso moves up and takes 14th position.
03:01We've got Esteban Ocon making moves as well.
03:04Alpine searching for their first points of the year.
03:07That is him moving past.
03:09And Ocon able to get past the Haas.
03:14Fernando Alonso is going to make the move now on that medium tire up against Hülkenberg.
03:18And he manages to fight his way by.
03:21Hülkenberg refuses to give it up.
03:23In the end, has no choice.
03:25Chance for another overtake.
03:27Heading to turn number one.
03:29And the Mercedes of George Russell gets past Esteban Ocon.
03:32That's for 11th place.
03:35Piastri maintaining track position.
03:36Former race leader Max Verstappen goes through.
03:38So does Charles Leclerc.
03:39And Lando Norris continues to circulate out there.
03:44Off the road goes Kevin Magnussen.
03:46And looking at our driver tracker.
03:48Logan Sargent might be there as well.
03:50The home favorite.
03:52The full safety car is out.
03:54Lando Norris is going to get the benefit.
03:56You only lose nine seconds under the safety car.
03:59He's got 11 to Max Verstappen.
04:02Logan defends the inside.
04:04Kevin on the outside in the braking zone.
04:07And they're going to do the switch back out of one into two.
04:10Yes, indeed.
04:11Oof.
04:12And I don't think Logan knew he was there.
04:14It is a huge moment in the race as well because it's brought out the safety car.
04:22Norris this time does come in to the pits.
04:25Goes on to the hard tires.
04:27And Lando Norris is going to venture back out onto the race track as the race leader.
04:34When does Lando Norris stand on the power?
04:37It's got to be single file at the restart.
04:39You can't draw alongside that car.
04:41You can't overtake until you cross that start finish line.
04:44Can Lando Norris keep Max Verstappen behind?
04:47We're fighting immediately on the restart here.
04:50Norris, Verstappen, then Leclerc.
04:52It's close between Perez and Sainz further back in the battle for fifth place.
04:56But it's wide open for the win here in the USA.
05:00Norris did not have a comfortable restart, but he does maintain the lead.
05:05But this guy right here, Carlos Sainz, going to line up the McLaren,
05:08who does not have a big defensive move from Piastri.
05:11Carlos Sainz trying to go the long way around and claim fourth place.
05:15But it's elbow thrown by Oscar Piastri.
05:18And this is what happens when you get a safety car late on.
05:22Finally, they are really aggressively racing.
05:27And to show you that, Hamilton's just got up to seventh place.
05:32I can't get the car to turn. It's a disaster.
05:35Big opportunity to the inside for Carlos Sainz, who gets by at last.
05:41And that was really squirming all over the road.
05:43It's not done yet. Oscar Piastri is trying to fight back.
05:47And Oscar Piastri will fight back to take the place, but he's deep into the corner.
05:52And it invites Sainz to finally claim fourth place.
05:57Lando Norris leads by 2.9 seconds.
05:59Then it's Charles Leclerc. Then it signs up to fourth.
06:02Piastri trying to hang on to fifth place.
06:04Perez trying to take it away. Perez squeezes the driver.
06:07One gets by. Now there's a second as well, because Hamilton takes the place.
06:12And the crowd love what they see.
06:16A replacement wing for Piastri.
06:20And this is another big opportunity. It was a move to the inside for Esteban Ocon.
06:25Fernando Alonso knew what was coming. He fights his way by.
06:29Good battle between these two. Now resolved in favor of Alonso.
06:3415 times Lando Norris has stood on the podium, but never on the top step.
06:42Until now, it's a landmark day for Lando. Lando Norris wins for the first time in Formula One.
06:51It's victory in Miami for Norris and McLaren. The British driver's dream is realized.
07:01And at the 110th attempt, he's done it. He's won it.
07:05And look what it means to Zac Brown. At long last, Lando is your winner.
07:19I love you all. I love you all. Thank you so much. We did it, Will. We did it.
07:29P1 at the end of 57 laps. Fifth on the grid to first at the flag. A leap forward in
07:39more ways than one.
07:41Well, what an incredible weekend it has been here in Miami. We've given you a brand new Grand Prix
07:48winner. Lando Norris has won the Miami Grand Prix. Thanks for your company wherever you watched.
07:55We'll see you when F1 returns. Goodbye.
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