Lando Norris believes McLaren missed an opportunity to win their first Grand Prix of 2026 after he was beaten by Kimi Antonelli.Norris was leading approaching the only pit stop phase of Sunday’s race by nearly two seconds over Antonelli but Mercedes pitted their driver first, which gave him a lap on fresher tyres compared to Norris.
When Norris pitted, he came out just ahead of Antonelli but the Italian teenager had more momentum and took the net lead down to Turn 4 – a position he would hold to make it a hat-trick of victories and extend his lead in the Drivers’ Championship to 20 points over George Russell.
Norris crossed the line three seconds behind Antonelli and said: “How did we not win this? We should have won guys.”He added post-race: “We just got undercut – no excuses other than that. We got undercut, we should have boxed first. Kimi did a good job. Hats off to Merc and Kimi, they drove a good race.
“I’m gutted to miss out on a win here in Miami, I think it was possible today. But not the pace to get past him in the end, so we take it on the chin. But it’s still a positive weekend altogether.”
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Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri reflect on a positive Miami performance, which saw them both find a place on the podium.
McLaren brought a significant upgrade package to Miami compared to Mercedes and Norris was fast from the off, converting Sprint pole into victory.
He only qualified fourth for Sunday’s race but found himself in the lead after battling past Charles Leclerc and Antonelli in the first half of the race.Norris accepts Antonelli may have had the pace to overtake him, even if McLaren had the right strategy, but wants to understand why the team were not more proactive.
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Oscar Piastri, Kimi Antonelli, and Lando Norris share hilarious reactions as they watch through the highlights reel of the Miami Grand Prix
“I think we just have to be honest and say we should have boxed before. We shouldn’t have been waiting,” he told Sky Sports F1.”He was…
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