The McLaren car overhaul key to shock Lando Norris F1 win
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
- Max Verstappen FINALLY beaten in a race he finished in 2024, and the shock winner wasn’t driving a Ferrari either - take a bow McLaren’s Lando Norris!
There’s no doubt Norris got a HUGE slice of good fortune to help him over the line in the Miami Grand Prix. Without Kevin Magnussen wiping out Logan Sargeant’s Williams and triggering a safety car, at just the point all the other front-running drivers apart from Norris had made their pitstops, Norris would have had to overtake some cars in the way, chase Verstappen down and do the almost impossible thing of actually overtaking the Red Bull for victory.
So this was just a lucky result for a driver and team that didn’t really deserve to win, right?
Well, it’s not quite as simple as that.
0:00 Intro
1:08 Verstappen’s struggles
2:44 What favoured the McLaren?
5:10 A vital early upgrade
8:10 ‘Lando No-wins’ no more
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Lando's pace on old tyres prior to the SC was phenomenal. Multiple fastest laps put him in position. Also kudos to McLaren for telling Lando to push on instead of pitting to cover off Perez.
Yeah, that's the weird bit, it always felt like they always had to race on the defensive because norris was outperforming the car a lot in the last couple of years, so to actually hear will tell lando to attack sainz and go on the offensive was like a breath of fresh air. Hopefully they can understand and maximise the upgrades in imola and fight the ferrari and redbull from imola onwards.
It was a combination of great driving and great strategy that put him in position to win. McLaren made all the right decisions and Lando didn't put a foot wrong. That was a hard-earned win that the team deserved.
@@gdoumit Exactly! Finally someone gets it, thank you. So many salty people here can’t seem to grasp the concept that Lando won fair and square, they’re like “it was unfair and not done by racing alone” 🤦♂️
Norris did drive well but I think you're right, that call won the race.
@@saahil_xdright? How many times have we heard "protect the tires".... Seems these upgrades have massively effected the tire deg, because while everyone is pitting, Landos car was possessed. Incredible pace shown for the end of that first stint and was outpacing Max too at that point. The safety car helped him avoid having to fight a few cars, but with that element of luck, the car was also brutally fast and earned the win once in that position.
So pleased he got his first win at last, hope its not the last
Wont win again anytime soon.
It won’t be. He’s destined for a title.
@@nicholasharshbarger4454 I don't think so. He is only 2 years younger than Max and Charles. If they continue Lando has to be in the considerably better car than them. Who knows what will happen, but I wouldn't say he is destined.
This was communism. Mclaren was given a race by a communist force called the safety car. This is disgusting and should be changed immediately.
@@watchnocatch171 I guess no one is truly destined for anything, but my point is that if he’s given a car than can challenge for one, I think he’s a good enough driver that he would be able to win it all. He’s just so consistent.
Don't forget to give a shout out to Oscar Piastri. Oscar was only running half of the upgrades which meant a pace deficit of over 2 tenths and suffered from stupidly bad luck, pitting right before the safety car, again. And then getting taken out by Sainz, again. But his pace in the half upgraded car was good enough overtake Leclerc for P2, keep Max honest and run in front of the Ferrari's for half the race. His race craft also meant he was able to capitalize immediately on the fracas at the start and slip right into P3 between Sainz and Leclerc.
It’s insane how often Piastri gets hit by supposed “better” drivers
@@Duval-In-The-Wall from what I recall over his career so far, he got hit by Sainz on multiple occasions, Ocon once, Gasly once, Hamilton twice and there might be one or two others that didn't really amount to anything. The main one is Sainz, who seems to be a bit prone to making contact with other drivers in wheel to wheel battles. I also can't help but think Sainz did it on purpose as revenge for being dive bombed by Piastri. He has a habit of doing these sorts of things.
@@RockSolitude
Perez and Tsunoda as well
@@RockSolitudehe's a rough operator when angry.
just cos upgrades doesnt mean they improved the car this week
Oscar Piastri deserves a lot of credit for his performance in this race, he was the biggest threat to Max Verstappen before the race swung in favor of Lando Norris.
And apparently he didn't have all the upgrades Lando had. PIA is really really good.
He had Max under real pressure , that's why he went off track, nice race Oscar should be driver of the day.
also with only half the upgrades, kept the Ferraris chasing too. Expect a win from Piastri soon
@@AZWL3PL I hope so but I worry that this was realistically Piastri's only chance for a while. Ferrari are bringing upgrades and so are Red Bull and Stella said there's not going to be another significant upgrade package any time soon. He was absolutely screwed over this race. Red Bull and Ferrari are going to have to have the same problems again for Piastri to have a chance at the top and that seems very unlikely. Also now that Max knows that McLaren is 100% a proper competitor to him now, he's not gonna let anything like this happen ever again.
@@pietervanbreda4360Indeed thats been the biggest issue the past seasons. No one could keep it in Max’s pit window to apply pressure. So whether its rain or SC. Max/RB would have multiple laps to react.
What people AREN'T talking about...which is shocking, is how Oscar Piastri was keeping up with Max, and was leading the race for a bit...when he only had HALF the upgrades that Lando did.
Why isn't anyone talking about THAT!?! It very well could have been Oscar that won as well....
This is wat impressed me the most. Piastri is a future world champion fs
Honestly more exited when OSC was chasing Max, keeping Ferrari chasing before the collision with sainz. He's consistently improving and showing he's capable of winning a GP
Because people act like Lando is the next Lewis. Lando is a decent enough driver but he's pretty much on the same level as George and Albon.
Then you have Charles, Max, Fernando and Lewis at the top. Lando is a good driver but he's not a generational talent like the latter.
@@beeman4266 I 100% agree, Lando couldn't beat Hamilton or Alonso now (in equal cars) he definitely cannot beat them in their primes
The only reason Oscar didnt fight for the was because he pitted after the VSC.
If he manage to stay out he would fight P1 with Norris
Piastri was more impressive than anyone. He was on it and picked the opportunity at the first corner, going on to round up the Ferrari and keeping pace without drs. He's going to be a force if McLaren give him the car. Congrats to Lando, a deserved winner and one of very few who stuck with the team.
Gotta love that Max is honest enough to show how surprised he was to be leading in Quali, etc.
"lol" -Max 😂
well he kinda wasnt leading it by q3 wwas he lol
@@PazLeBon it's more other team f23k it up rather than Redbull performing the best...Lol McLaren should be P1 in those qualifiers but they perform in wrong Qualifications...Why they perform in Q2 but not in Q3
@@mrboast2826 tyres seemed inconsisent as hell. a wonder it wasnt discussed more, one set was good , the next shit
@@mrboast2826 a lot of the teams went backwards on the soft, probably would not have happened to the same extent if they had more practice time
Ive worked for McLaren F1 for a long time now and that race was one of my happiest moments.
Awesome. Must feel brilliant being part of that team.
@@DrewWithington yeah, it's a brill company to be a part of. Lots of job satisfaction in the good times and the tough times to be honest.
@@bosco_bosco753 Congratulations on your win yesterday. Hopefully more wins on the way.
gimme a job application
Poor Oscar! He was driving TF outta that McClaren. He at least deserved to be in the points. 😩
The amount of safety car pitstop bad luck Lando has had it's about time it worked in his favour for once.
He should of pit in russian gp in 2021 that his fault and could won race over two years ago
I hate the narrative that Lando just got lucky when he was putting in immaculate times on those old medium tires to even get himself in a position from which he could benefit from the safety car.
No way this video failed to give Oscar zero mention when discussing the McLaren race pace. Oscar was genuinely the reason RB were put under pressure and had a shot at winning without that safety car.
and with only half the upgrades
Nothing made me happier than seeing him on the top step yesterday.
It was such a deserved win for him. He is ambitious, but humble and critical of himself where he needs to be. If you ask me, he can be a championship contender, giving him some time.
Bravo Lando, Bravo McLaren on the upgrade.
Looking forward to Imola - once again: Excellent reportage from you guys at the Race - keep it up!!
Piastri was performing really well until the incident occurred
Thoroughly impressed with both their performances this weekend.
Absolutely gutted for Piastri-one of his best drives in F1, but as a Norris fan I would have been seething if it was a 1-2 McLaren with Piastri on top hahahahah
I’ve become a huge fan of Piastri, and am looking forward to his tyre management improving. I feel thats where he lacks the most pace over Lando across the race weekend.
@@KayTwoAyy I hope both Lando and Piastri will continue to challenge Redbull this season
We gotta give credit to Piastri as well, as prior to the SC restart, he was able to keep up with Max, how this race could've been a McLaren 1-2 is just insane to me
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What struck me was the pace that Oscar had prior to the Bollard incident and before the full SC. He kept VER around about 3 seconds ahead, and that was before and after Verstappen was conserving and pushing respectively. That, coupled with the pace that Lando showed post-SC says to me that they have genuine pace in that package across a variety of corner and track types (Miami is unique in that it has both high speed, low speed and long straights). If MCL can show pace in Imola - even keeping up with VER - we have have a proper competition on our hands...or at least we can hope!
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Max had every opportunity to pass Lando after the SC ended as he was right there behind him. He also had every opportunity for the remainder of the race to keep pace and try to pass later and he couldn't. Lando just kept pulling away lap after lap. And most importantly Lando didn't "choke" and make a mistake that would have let Max back into contention. He truly earned this victory straight up over Max and Redbull and he should be immensely proud of the accomplishment. GO LANDO!
The RedBull had a hole in the floor.
Max said that there was no difference in pace @@broccoliaugratin
lando pitted during the safety car and had fresher tyres
Lando had 7 lap newer tires.
@@KosmicHRTRacingTeam 3 laps were done under safety car. And the irony was that lando was faster than max on his 25 laps medium, than max on his new hards.
Thats what being a sport is . Many factors and variables decided the outcome, whether that’s ref intervention, fia, or injury. That’s what makes sports fun , anything can happen. Congrats to Lando for the win, we can expect more exciting races ahead hopefully
Legend says that Lando put that cone in the track!
What a great race to watch as an American fan that just got into the sport
This was the worst race ever. The safety car destroys the sport and turns it into communism.
You were in for a treat with this one! Races like this where someone other than Max wins a race are rare these days, it makes for an entertaining result 👍
@@tejathelegend150 not when it is unfair and not done by racing alone
@@Hermanubis1 There is *always* the possibility of something outside a driver's control helping or hurting his efforts. A quick rainstorm, a pit crew screwup, another driver missing his braking and sliding into you. There's no way to stop ANY of that...
@@Hermanubis1 You forgot the part when Lando created a gap of 8 seconds in front of Max by the end of the race.
So happy for Norris. I hope he continues to get more wins and I hope to see Piastri get his first win too. Two really amazing drivers.
Anyone trying to write off Lando's win as lucky needs to study the sport. There have been so many champions, race winners and constructer champions made due to a series of events happening in a race. It's a part of all motorsport. There is no such thing as luck in a race but there is reward. A race unfolds and you race with what you are given. Lando stayed out and risked a longer stint on mediums, the risk paid off with the reward. People saying Verstappens car was damaged but whos fault was that? Lando won with zero caveats.
I agree mostly with what you’re saying. The SC definitely played some part in good luck but like you say it is part of the sport and running longer tyre stints creates that high risk/high reward situation. And even if he had to comeback with no SC I’m pretty sure he would’ve been able to pull it off.
Verstappen himself said that the damage to the car was not a factor; even before the SC you could see Max was not able to get any closer on his fresh hard tyres.
Lando totally earned the victory; he managed his tyres and was able to go longer, he didn't have a super restart but he recovered nicely and easily pulled away.
He didn't win bc of luck, he won because of his skills and the team working hard to improve the car.
looking at the current grid of winners you have Gasly, who needed an SC and for Lewis to pit under SC with pit lane closed (and subsequent penalty) to win, Ocon required Bottas to go bowling into T1 at Hungary, Max Verstappen required both the mercs to take each other out into T4 in Spain, Sainz required Max to pick up floor damage from a piece of Alpha Tauri bodywork and then an SC, Perez required Merc to have a horrible pit and for Russell to pick up a puncture, Hamilton's first win was a race with FOUR safety cars, Ricciardo's first win featured both Mercedes cars losing their MGU-K and Rosberg finished only +4 to him
really looking at the current grid getting a bit lucky for your first win is the trend, not the exception
Of course there's luck involved, what are you talking about? Not only the timing of the SC, but how it held Verstappen and everyone behind him, it was 2 factors, not just the timing of the SC. That was just pure luck.
There is luck in racing though. There always is. This time it swung massively in Norris' favour. Lando didn't "stay out" and "risk" a longer stint on mediums, it was the pit walls call. If you'd watch the race instead of retconning it, both McLarens were staying out on their mediums because they had really good tyre deg on them. Sainz then pitted so McLaren pitted Piastri at the same time to cover Sainz and Ferrari which promoted Lando to first. Lando missed the opportunity to pit because he was already past the pit lane entry so he had to go for another lap. After the race restarted he was looking at a normal pit stop in about 5 laps, but the safety car was thrown while he was in the lead which was an immensely lucky break, and then race control screwed up the safety car which was another lucky break, and the rest is history.
This is the first time since Austria 2022 that a competitive Red Bull were beaten on pace. Hopefully the first of many battles between Lando, Max & Charles.
Yep, I would like for Lando to be on top LOl. But damn does the sport needs it after those two years of redbull dominance.
I would argue Brazil 2022 as the sprint race showed Max to be competitive but then race day things went south after he got a penalty
But I get it was a weird weekend and RB kinda screwed up the setup too so I can understand why Austria 2022 is being used
Well in this race the Red bull was not competitive the mclaren was the better car and also Max car have hole in the floor or you think beat a damaged car struggle with grip and bad setup all the weekend and( of course dont talk about the SC but is part of racing)that car is competitive and beat it on pure pace oh sure 😂
Guess it’s Lando Now-wins now? Did a cracking job, big up to Piastri as well, would have finished way higher without that late wing change.
Don't forget Oscar who got every fastest lap as he pulled up 3 to 4 positions from 19th after he was 'boxed' near the end of the race. And he only had 50% of the upgrades. Damage from another driver probably ended McLaren's chance of a double podium. Hope to see BOTH drivers at the top in future. [I do support Red Bull - though!] George is sadly undervalued by Toto and Mercedes.
Wished more analysis of piastri s race. Sainz s deliberate vendetta ruined his so far amazing performance
Max’s attitude after the race says a lot about what happened. Max had tires that had 6 laps on them, and then they had to do another quicker lap to catch up to the back of Lando, so almost 7 quick laps more than Lando, on tires that already weren’t working great on the Red Bull. Between that and the fact that I think Max kind of wouldn’t have minded seeing his Buddy get his first F1 win, paints a picture that is slightly different. Don’t get me wrong, McLaren is getting much much better, but I wouldn’t bet on them constantly winning all of the sudden.
3 laps were done under SC, did you forget these.
Let's see after Imola. Imola is very stop start with slow corners and small straights
So... "It wasn't Max, it was the car/tyres...."?
@@gonzo1354 I mean... the tires were absolutely shocking all weekend for most teams.
Mybe it was in your delusional world imagining his atitude ❄️
Max seemed oddly happy after the race. I suspect it's more than the fact that his buddy finally won a race but I think Max is excited to actually be able to fight at the front.
He's happy because he finally has competition since 2021 😆
He probably forgot what a competitive race feels like. I’m not a fan at all but respect where respect is due, he’s not a champion by accident.
The dude has the same emotion and facial expression every single time, wheter winning or losing. But hey, what can you excpect from a Dutchman 😅
Why would he be mad or bothered? He has a good lead on the championship. One of his mates won their first race and there are factors that he knows played into it, like him and RB struggling with front end grip, which is not something that happens very often. He knows he still has the best car, a whole team behind him and a good lead.
If Norris was like 1 or 2 points ahead or behind him and the RB was on par with the McLaren, maybe we would see him bothered and not as jokey. But it's not the case. He's safe so he can be totally happy his friend won his first race.
Even he gets bored of seeing himself win all the time. 😆
Thrilled for Lando and McLaren! Fully deserved.
Mansell was considered a choker too, for 1986, 1987, 1991 and we know how that turned out.
Horner being all like "yeah, but he had damage" had me laughing.
even if he had some damage from hitting that thing, did you ever consider… NOT hitting the bollard?
If you make a mistake and damage your car and lose because of it… then you lost because of your own mistake.
Horner must be fuming for not only losing a race win but also the biggest f1 design genius recently 😂
Horneyman needs to reassure everyone that the car is still fast when it isn't damaged since Newey is retiring.
For max to make a mistake like this he must have been pushing great race, is it just me but I didn't like Oscar pushing sainz off track same as strolls move earlier i thought it deserved a 5 second penalty for forcing car off the track? I don't know much about f1 rules but it didn't feel fair racing imo.
The truth hurt❄️
Nice to see McLaren giving that step forward. The car was better this race, no doubt, although we will see how good in the next races. Because pace comparison, they were not far better than Ferrari, for example. The pace overall was somewhat the same, but that could be because of the track. Same in comparison with RB, they clearly struggled with front grip most of the weekend and the margins to whoever was in second was smaller (around 0.1s rather than the usual 0.5s).
So although I don't see McLaren being close to RB for the rest of the season, I do see them fighting ahead of Ferrari or much closer to the Italian team - if Ferrari doesn't respond with their own successful upgrades, of course.
And congrats to Lando, he was there when it matters and took the win. Well deserved no matter the circunstances.
“It doesn’t matter whether you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning.”
-Dominic Toretto
One correction, in Sochi, 2021, Lando made the call to stay out on slicks, not the team. I remember he was snappy at them on the radio, too much pressure, only seemed like Karma when he went off.
He was snapping at them on the radio because they kept asking the same question when he was trying his damnedest to focus on keeping the car on track.
The team shouldn’t have been _asking_ him in the first place, they should’ve _told_ him to pit the same way that all the other drivers were told to pit.
Lewis had the same mindset as Norris, and he ignored it the first time he was told to pit. They again told him to pit and he did. Lando’s engineer, however, kept asking him instead of making the call with the greater amount of data like he should have done.
Luck is where preparation meets opportunity, to be lucky you have to be good, and when the chance comes, not waste it. Just because he was lucky doesn't mean he didn't do everything right and complete the victory from start to finish. I've been a massive fan of Lando since he arrived in the sport, we should all be on cloud nine for a victory well fought, and that should be where the analysis ends.
If My grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike
McLaren have an ick for bringing massive updates in the season, good for them
These top drivers (especially max) don’t “reckon”, they know when something is different with their cars. Vandoorn, of all people, caught a >1mm difference in the rear suspension setup in his mclaren. Imagine what Max can feel.
as a verstappen fan i am glad to not have to sit trough my own national anthem for 100th time
Both Lando and Oscar where fast enough to be on the podium without the safety car or without one of the Redbulls trying to cut everyone in half on the first corner hen forcing Lando to break hard to stop him from driving straight through him, and Carlos seeing Red and trying to take Oscars from wing with him to Audi
Perez is gone, as Ferrari and McLaren's come closer or match Max Redbull, you will see him getting at best P4. Ferrari could even snatch constructors.
without the SC and without Piastri's issue, it would've been Max 1 Piastri 2 and Lando 3. bt we have to face it, that victory has been given through the SC. the McLaren happens to work A LOT better than expected in clean air. and that wasn't expected by Redbull and McLaren. McLaren knew they were better this week-end but, this much ?? i don't think they were.
@@jiboo6850 As a Max fan; I doubt Max would have won as Norris was crazy fast on tires other teams just couldn't get to work properly.
@@kristoffer3000 Lando wasn't fast enough to win before the SC. only podium. Max despite his issues was working decently in clean air at the front. once behind, his issue was dirty air + lack of aero points on the floor. Lando was fast only when he was in clean air.
between walls there's a phenomenum called "rebound". dirty air bounces off the walls and come back multiple times instead of going away like an airplane would do through a cloud of smoke. this amplifies the dirty air impact.
No mid to high speed corners . great contrast
realy great infographics man, keep it up.
Stella is the unsung hero, he is taking this team places.
01:21 i haven´t noticet yet that they even adapt to the special liveries in the visualisation
the sprint and race were actually really entertaining, good GP
So, reduce wing angles(drag), and maximize floor sealing. Seems like RB got that memo a couple years earlier than the rest of the field.
I wonder if those air cannons don’t have any cooling effects whatsoever on the RB, and are solely there to merge the wing/diffuser air.
This is McLarens comeback year. With Adrian Newey leaving redbull too. We might be dominant again
I can't wait to see Piastri with the full update package at a real track like Imola. He was the real threat to Verstappen. Norris only won because the safety car picked up Max out of habit or something, giving Norris a lap advantage a free stop that he would not have had without the safety car error. For sure he had the pace to take full advantage of the opportunity and it was not his fault that Bert Mylander fucked up.
If the safety car picked him up like it should have his fate would have been the same as Piastri's and it would have been a double non points finish for McLaren despite a genuinely impressive upgrade package. He got lucky. I'm not mad that Max didn't win, but it should have been Piastri beating Max with the "slower car" than Norris.
I don't see how Sochi was a choke. He took a massive gamble and sometimes they pay off; hell, Brad Binder in MotoGP had just done the same thing in Austria one month prior he came off looking like a legend for winning. I feel like you can't blame Norris since he was finally so close to a win.
I actually thought Piastri was on for winning this, just shows how quickly things can change.
I still want to see someone beat Max in a proper fight but Norris getting the win is awesome, still want to see Alonso get a win or even better a Title.
Thank you for this smart analysis.
Norris deserved the win and did it on merit. He held off Max early who had DRS and then drove away. He truly had the fastest car.
How is Mclaren so effective at developing their car mid season, whereas other teams falters or fails to make significant advancement in their development?
U mean merc and AM I suppose
Both are just shit 😂
Mercedes clearly has issues with the simulator and AM new facilities came into play just this year so I guess they still need time to fully understand everything
Don’t forget what happened last year wasn’t In the script
@@clintblacktiger8229 There seems to be a deeper issue at Merc with simulations... Like after every practice session where they perform well [which probably means that they are just doing more performance/glory runs than other teams], then come the race or qualifying they are miles back from where they thought they would be. Consistently over promising and underdelivering at the moment.
@@clintblacktiger8229tbf even ferrari didn't make that much progress last year with upgrades compared to mclaren. They all were improving only marginally instead of a big step
I think it's more like that McLaren is just late with their upgrades. Other teams improve their cars for the start of the season. McLaren is a few months late. Like last year their B-Spec should have been their launch spec it's this year again. I think the reason is their very bad start to the 2022 season so all the development is pushed back.
@@sleepypixie8828Ferrari didn't bother with the SF-23 because it had to start a new concept from scratch so started development with its 2024 car early. This year we will see more aggressive developments which Vasseur ensure they will be aggressive with developments and the first major upgrade package coming in Imola. The most impressive thing about Ferrari currently is that Redbull & Mclaren have brought major upgrades but Ferrari is still running the same package it launched the car with so the fact it was able to hang onto the Redbulls and somewhat challenge the Mclarens mean there are good times ahead for this car and its development
Absolutely fabulous win for Lando and the team, well done to them!
I am stoked he got his first win!
He deserved it
But Maxs car had issues
Checos car was almost 10kmh
Faster in the straights
All that being said nice work lando
Even if he had issues or not, he was only 2-3 second in front of Piastri who was battling Charles for 20 laps and if his car suffered damage it was his error.
McLaren been fast at Miami, able to fire quickly the tires temps in urban tracks. So I'd go easy on the hype, when the F1 returns to more traditional tracks.
Imola is next. It'll be a great test of how universal McLaren's pace is (since Imola is a traditional circuit with a great mixture of medium, high, and slow speed corners).
@@flyingphoenix113 In Imola they could have a strong pace too.
@@RogerM88 yeah imola should be good. Historically that track has been good for them. Got a p3 with a poor car in 22 and they'll have 3 more fp sessions to optimise this upgrade package rather than starting from scratch.
@@sleepypixie8828Imola historically was very suitable for Ferrari and if their upgrades will work as for McLaren then Ferrari could easily challenge Max
Piastri win at Imola. Watch it.
It was great to see Alonso give Norris a bear hug. Lovely moment. He obviously has some fondness for the team.
McLaren's upgrade is a good one, they cashed in on bringing it earlier than other teams. Let's see how things stand after Ferrari brings their package at Imola, and see what Red Bull have in store for the rest of the season.
When McLaren get both Norris and Piastri into the new spec cars things are going to get real interesting as they both seem to be doing very well with the car and both are hungry for wins
It was great to see how all the British and all the drivers like Leclerc, Sainz, Albon and even mechanics and pit ;personal of the other teams patted, hugged and congratulated him. This didn’t look fake and ‘ they all did look genuinely happy on his behalf !! Great to see a different model to the hard,hard,hard way that e.g. Lewis used against his year long friend Nico Rosberg….
As a Max fan since 2016 I can say I really enjoyed the race. It is time for others to start winning, because I don't want Max to win eight championships anymore than I wanted to see Lewis win eight.
Max will probably win 5.
In 2026 we will have another era. I guessing Leclerc.
Reliable transportation, efficient performance.
I am impressed with Mclaren and their upgrades. I think no team make such a big progress with their upgrades like Mclaren does both this season and the season before they did the same.
life long mclaren fan here
i know its hard to but every time they pull off a rando win like this i start hoping that its the new normal, inevitably to be left down
hopefully this time its consistent
Calling this win a “huge stroke of luck” feels like a disservice to Norris. So many drivers - including Hamilton, Verstappen and Vettel in their times - have won races “because of the safety car” but those same drivers have also lost out to safety cars.
I don’t think it’s fair to basically attribute Lando’s great driving to just a bit of good luck. He’s also had more than his fair share of bad luck in the past. So…. 🤷♂️
People can't throw shade at him by saying nowins anymore so they are trying to find excuses to invalidate lando's win. Those people are just sad
The RedBull was damaged, hole in the floor, suspension
Having a SC is simply luck that can happen. Having a SC deployed wrong, picking up the 2nd car as the leader is extremely lucky. And it handed him the win, where otherwise he might not have able to do so. So yes, that has to be mentioned very clearly in a review of the race.
to be fair piastri was the one actually being a threat until the safety car not lando
Yeah, as many ppl have said, what about Piastri. He should get a shout out too!
Imagine McLaren, Ferrari, RB, Merc & Aston all have a fast car, every weekend would be a nail biter.
Yeah, something like MotoGP is right now. Almost every MotoGP race is exciting - F1, not so much.
It’s too bad for racings sake that Max hit that cone and the safety car came out.
It would have been great to watch Max have to actually try to defend and watch Lando attack. As the McLaren had the race pace to catch, battle and pass.
Everybody seems to forget he had the pace to beat Danny Ric but followed team orders to not risk racing
Kevin Magnussen is the real driver of the day 🗣🗣🗣
Lando driving away from Max and the 2 Ferarri's being on Max's tail the whole way is encouraging.
The car is looking great! We've waited a long time. And Lando can drive. He made an old man cry! 5 years and 110 races! Piastri is a great driver, too. We have the team, and we have the car. And it's only getting better. We're back, baby! Let's Goooooo! ❤#4
The slower second one love that
RedBull used to be mighty in low speed corners. But what happened here?
Low grip road surface?
Max said his grip was terrible on Mediums and going to the hard just made it worse.
So he is having issues as everyone has been having for 2 years.
I’m so curious if anything would have changed if the SC hadn’t picked up MV by accident
When your lucky with a Safety car at the right time in stalled race is one thing just hope Mclarean and Lando can repeat it, though other teams upgrades are coming in the next race so lets go
Leave Lando alone, McLaren haven’t really had a race winning car since 2012, From a massive McLaren fan since 1978
I am looking forward to that Ferrari upgrade
How ironic that on the weekend when Newey's departure was made official the RBR was beaten by a much improved McLaren.
I'm not overly excited it's been 5 years and the safety car was out
A win is a win. And the consensus of the entire paddock - including Max - was that Lando deserved that one yesterday.
So not a race but a tyre management contest...so typical F1 then.
Glad to see Lando break his 🦆 though.
It was wholesome to see Lando win
Great to see MCL win a race. My favourite team.
Interesting to see that Oscar was not in the team photo for Lando's win.
He was probably broken-hearted or completely pissed off at the way his amazing drive ended.
oscar was in the team photo for lando’s win. he was behind zak brown. 9:47
@@Poornima-fp6df good team man Oscar is. Giving Lando the limelight he deserved.
Having the safety car let you through to have a free pitstop also helps. Seems like Zak Brown was reminding the FIA to be nice to his boys in his home races.
Lando was 12s ahead of max when the sc was put out and pitting under sc you only lose 9s here. So even if the sc had collected lando instead of max he would have come out ahead of max anyway
@@sleepypixie8828and then beaten max on pure pace
@@sleepypixie8828 I'll let this one slide because further reports are saying Lando was just missed by the safety car. I'll watch the footage and make up my mind then
@@MrSilverfish12 Bruh, if they really wanted to take advantage of the safety car mix up why didn't they pit again to put him on mediums?
Imagine if Adrian Newy goes to McLaren and lando gets that upgrade shew that would be a bad ass combo
Yes he got lucky with the safety car.
But!! He was fast enough to be in the right place when the safety car came out AND he was able to keep his tyres alive long enough to make the strategy work. Good work Lando. Long overdue win.
Norris was overall the fastest. Deserved to win!
Look at his laps before the SC
@@KailiLiveFaster than Verstappen on old mediums…
He needed some luck with the safety car. He said himself it would have been difficult for him to get past Charles, Carlos and Oscar and Max, even with the pace he had.
@@14rs2 Verstappen needed some luck to win his first race AND his first championship. Gasly needed luck to win Monza 2020. Sainz needed luck to win Silverstone 2022. Hamilton needed luck to win his first championship.
Luck is a staple of the sport. It doesn’t detract from Norris in ANY way, ESPECIALLY considering he was faster than Verstappen on OLD mediums AND on fresh hards.
Norris did a phenomenal job in Miami, he absolutely deserved the win! Masterclass driving!
It has been pretty dramatic to see the level of improvement they have gone from a midfield runner to a top 3 team and on this race weekend in particular quick enough to beat the red bulls.
it does feel like the 2022 regulations at least made this race-by-race shake-up happen
Regardless of the result, having more variables (tyres, grip, car, driver) in play made for a much closer, much better race.
The irony here is that we are all (except the Dutch, naturally) celebrating a change of scenario whereby Verstappen was FINALLY beaten on track, but here it is... Max still scored more points than anyone else on the race, so... even when he "loses" he still comes out a winner.
Can you imagine how devastating it would have been for Norris if Piastri, who of the McLaren drivers had the best chance of winning until the SC, had actually won?
McLaren didn't throw away that win in Sochi, Lando did by being stubborn staying out on dry tires.
Very true, though it's easy to say so from our comfy chairs.
Lucky with the safety car though.
Max’s one rare mistake damaged the car. But thats racing. Congrats to Lando!
am I crazy for enjoying the Miami track in the game? I think sector 3 is kind of bad but sector 1 and 2 has a lot of corners that are very satisfying when you get the rhythm
no1 caares mate
Now that Lando secured his first win, future wins will come much easier.
Well, did Logan Sargent really not wipe out himself, and Magnussen just lucky to be able to carry on? Or are there no mirrors on Sargents car?
I love Max, but it was great to see Lando win…well deserved