Lando Norris upset the odds to inflict a second defeat of the F1 2024 campaign upon Max Verstappen in Miami.
Max Verstappen and Christian Horner offered opposing views on the performance impact from his Miami Grand Prix bollard incident, with Red Bull senior advisor Helmut Marko backing Verstappen’s version.was struggling to execute his trademark disappearance into the distance, said struggles featuring a rare error as he went off at the Turn 14/15 chicane, sending the bollard rolling onto the track and potentially damaging the floor of his RB20.
Marko is backing Verstappen’s version, as he said it is “fact” that Red Bull were slower than McLaren on Grand Prix Sunday in Miami.Norris had harried Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez during the opening stint, Norris going longer than those ahead and reaping the rewards when the Safety Car was deployed to cover a crash involving Kevin Magnussen and Logan Sargeant.
Miami represented a second defeat of F1 2024 for Verstappen, the driver who has dominated this ground effect era. However, he certainly took it well, applauding and giving Norris the thumbs up as he passed him on the cool-down lap, adding post race that he was “very happy to be beaten by Lando today”.
“Max has a very friendly relationship with Norris,” said Marko. “He often takes him with him on the aeroplane, and they always arrange to meet up for sim racing. Max seems to have something to learn from Norris when it comes to partying.
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