In the Driver’s Seat

Fairy-tale win for Lando Norris a welcome respite for Formula One

McLaren's Lando Norris celebrating after winning the Miami Grand Prix alongside second placed Red Bull's Max Verstappen and third placed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. PHOTO: REUTERS
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Doesn’t everyone love a fairy tale?

You don’t get a lot of them in Formula One, that’s for sure, but when they come along they are generally humdingers. And the one that McLaren wrote for us in Miami on May 5, courtesy of Lando Norris and a series of overdue upgrades for his papaya orange MCL38, was surely one of the best. And the most popular.

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