MIAMI — Formula One world champion Lando Norris won the Miami Grand Prix sprint race in a McLaren one-two with Oscar Piastri as Mercedes suffered their first defeat of the season.
Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari, after starting fourth, Reuters reported.
Mercedes pair Kimi Antonelli and George Russell crossed the line fourth and fifth respectively but the Italian was then demoted to sixth after being given a five-second penalty for repeated track limits violations, with Russell moving up to fourth.
The drop meant the 19-year-old winner of the previous two grands prix in China and Japan saw his championship lead over Russell cut to seven points.
It also meant Red Bull’s four-time world champion Max Verstappen moved up to fifth, with Lewis Hamilton seventh for Ferrari.
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly secured the final point in the 100-km race run in hot and humid conditions.
Norris took the chequered flag 3.7 seconds clear of Australian Piastri after starting from pole position and pulling away to lead untroubled.
“Nice to be back on the top step. A good day for us,” he said.
“I was pushing, trying to find that balance of pushing and staying relaxed to not make mistakes. A good start to the weekend but now I’ve got to do it all over again.”
