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Norris Silences Critics with Maiden F1 Victory at Miami

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Lando Norris becomes the 114th F1 Winner McLaren might have been confident of a strong Miami Grand Prix, bringing major performance upgrades to the event. Even though beating Ferrari might not have been much of a surprise, a win was not on their bingo cards. But, after five years and 110 races, Lando Norris is finally an F1 race winner. Despite coming close a few times previously, the Briton always seemed to miss out on that first win narrowly, most painfully in the 2021 Russian GP where he lost control of his car in wet conditions after leading for most of the race. Following this victory, however, the memories of Russia 2021 are unlikely to haunt Norris and McLaren anymore.  Even though the Woking-based team got lucky with a very cheap pitstop for Norris under the safety car, it is safe to say they won the race mostly on merit. Norris managed the safety car restart fairly well, and kept pulling away ahead of  Verstappen as the laps came down. The Dutchman, surprisingly was s...

Madrid to host Spanish GP from 2026

  Madrid is set to host the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix from 2026 until 2035. The news came on the 23 rd of January 2024, following an agreement between Formula 1 and IFEMA MADRID. The 5.47-kilometre circuit will comprise some long straights and 20 turns, incorporating slow, medium, and fast corners. Built around the IFEMA MADRID Convention Centre, the circuit will include both street and non-street sections, with a projected qualifying lap time of 1 minute 32 seconds. The final design specifications of the circuit have not been finalized yet, and are subject to FIA homologation. The circuit is expected to have a spectator capacity of more than 110,000 per day across grandstands, general admission, and VIP hospitality. During the first half of the agreement, there are plans to increase the circuit capacity to 140,000, which will make Madrid one of the largest venues on the F1 calendar. The Spanish Grand Prix will become one of the most accessible races, as 90% of the fans wil...