Norris eases to victory in Miami Sprint

Lando Norris took McLaren’s first victory of the season with a dominant drive from pole position in the Miami Grand Prix sprint race. The world champion was untroubled as he converted pole into a lead at the first corner and controlled the race from there. Norris led a McLaren one-two ahead of Oscar Piastri, who fell back from Norris as the race developed and was forced to hold off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the closing laps. Kimi Antonelli won a scrap with Mercedes team-mate George Russell for fourth on track, but was penalised for exceeding track limits too many times and given a five-second penalty.

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Verstappen wins Sprint in Austin as McLarens collide

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen eased to victory in the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and the Williams of Carlos Sainz. McLaren team-mates and title rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris crashed out in a dramatic collision just after the start. Piastri bounced into Norris after clipping the Sauber of Nico Hulkenberg, taking both out of the race. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso was also taken out by the incident.

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Jack Doohan to race for Alpine in Abu Dhabi as Ocon is released

Jack Doohan will replace Esteban Ocon at Alpine for the final grand prix of the season in Abu Dhabi this weekend. The Australian has already been signed to race for Alpine alongside Ocon’s team-mate Pierre Gasly in 2025. The move to draft in Doohan early comes as part of a deal to allow Ocon to drive for his new team Haas in the post-season test at Abu Dhabi on 10 December.

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Verstappen wins safety car laden Qatar Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix that was brought to life by two mid-race safety cars and a penalty for McLaren’s Lando Norris. Verstappen was in a tight fight with Norris throughout the race until the Briton was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for failing to slow for yellow flags. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second ahead of the McLaren of Oscar Piastri ensuring the fight for the Constructor’s title goes down to the final race.

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Verstappen loses pole to Russell after one-place grid drop for qualifying incident

Max Verstappen has lost pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix after being penalised for driving unnecessarily slowly in the final phase of qualifying. The stewards issued the Red Bull driver with a one-place grid penalty. He will therefore start from second place behind George Russell. Race control announced before the end of today’s qualifying session the Red Bull driver was under investigation for his driving prior to his final flying lap.

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