Miami Grand Prix winner Lando Norris deserved the 'little bit of luck' that helped him score his first Formula 1 victory, according to Carlos Sainz.
After 110 grand prix starts and 16 podium finishes, McLaren driver Norris won his maiden F1 race on Sunday after he benefitted from a safety car period following a collision between Haas' Kevin Magnussen and Williams driver Logan Sargeant. Norris was running fourth when his main rivals began to make their first and only pitstops, which they made before the safety car was deployed.
Photo by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Images Sainz, who was Norris's team-mate at McLaren during the 2019 and 2020 seasons, said his friend and rival had been driving like a race winner for some time now. Norris had finished on the podium twice this year, including a second-place result in the Chinese GP. 'In F1, there's just this luck factor that Lando got and won a race,' Sainz said. 'But he's been driving like a race winner for many, many races in a row now.
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