Lando Norris Secures Historic First Victory at Miami Grand Prix

Lando Norris’ first victory at the Miami Grand Prix

After a five-light start, Max Verstappen dominated the race for the first half of the race until he overshot at turn 14/15 and hit a bollard. This mistake may have caused Max’s car problems. (According to Max’s tr and interview, the car was ready to run away but it is not clear where the problem occurred)

Shortly after, the biggest turn of the race was that Kevin Magnussen and Logan Sargeant had an accident and the yellow flag came out, and then Lando Norris used this to make a pit stop with a loss shorter time, and out in front of Max Verstappen, taking the lead and driving away the DRS Max field is separated by a time difference of around half a second per lap up to Norris but Leclerc would not caught.

At the end of the race, Lando Norris showed the efficiency of the updated McLaren car and won the first victory for the McLaren team in the last three years. Max Verstappen finished in second place 7.5 seconds behind, and Charles Leclerc in third place.

A quick update on the McLaren stage

According to the update schedule prepared by Mclaren, it will be launched at the substations in May Among the substations in May are Emilia Romagna (5/17-19), Monaco (5/24-26 ) and this station Miami. . It is clear that MacLeen’s renewal in this game has improved this game in the second half, leaving behind a rug and Ferrari on the front wing in the fight with Sainz, would he also stayed in the top five. So what exactly has Mclaren updated?

McLaren personally announced the contents of the upgrade package he prepared for the Miami Grand Prix:

1. A new front wing works in conjunction with the brake ducts and front suspension to increase overall downforce.
2. New front suspension geometry helps support airflow over the front wing and better adapts to the rest of the car.
3. Better front brake ducts and wings help manage better airflow over the front wings.
4. A completely revised chassis works with new side sills and bodywork to increase strength.
5. Revised side vents complement the changes in airflow and, together with the new bodywork, help improve air supply to the rear of the car.
6. The new bodywork and bonnet improve aerodynamic efficiency along with a new sidepod air intake.
7. A series of cooling louvers have been updated to accommodate changes in the flow area in that area of ​​the car.
8. The rear suspension has been updated to take advantage of the new airflow and to help improve load production with new rear brake lines.
9. Revised rear brake lines and wings are designed to help add more downforce.
10. The new unloaded spar wing design balances the load between it and the rear wing better, which should better suit the Miami layout.

To put it simply, the entire aerodynamic package has been updated from top to bottom, bottom to top, and the shortcomings of the original MCL38 have been made up for. Although only Lando Norris has been completely updated at the Miami Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri currently has about 50% of the equipment.

Although in this battle, based on the fact that Max Verstappen was complaining that the car had no grip and that Pérez was struggling, it seemed that something was wrong with the Redbull car, but indeed it was surprising that the speed of the McLaren MCL38 was suddenly improved. to defeat the RB20.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said that while he knew the improved MCL38 would be fast, he only expected to close the gap Today’s race was fast enough to help Lando Norris hold off Max Verstappen in the second half of the race and win his F1. profession

Updates and changes for each team

Not only McLaren, but also every team has updated and made changes to different levels. Team principal Toto Wolff confirmed that Mercedes has made minor chassis and front suspension upgrades for Miami, as well as two track-specific changes. New underfloor geometry is said to increase floor loading by improving flow to the diffuser, while changes to the floor edges locally reduce air pressure, increasing loading at the front of the floor.

To save weight, Redbull removed a support piece from the edge shield of the chassis. Aston Martin has made a number of small changes, especially for the track, including the profile of the front wing to help balance around the lower rear wing/spar wing combination, and to to provide greater cooling for the rear bodywork. Williams uses a smaller chord front wing to allow the vehicle to better meet the track’s balance requirements at optimum downforce levels. RB further developed the floor body and diffuser. Sauber cut the rear and front wings lower accordingly. Haas changed the geometry of the diffuser and added a gurney cover to better maintain airflow.

Ferrari and Alpine have yet to announce updates.