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Donald Trump spotted at Miami Grand Prix

McLaren’s Lando Norris received the primary Formula One race of his profession at Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix.

Norris, in his 110th race for McLaren, beat Red Bull’s defending world champion Max Verstappen by over seven seconds with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc ending third.

Verstappen, who started on pole, had received 4 of the opening 5 races of the season and nonetheless leads the world championship standings.

As within the first two years of the Miami Grand Prix, held round Hard Rock Stadium, the house of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, the race attracted loads of celebrities.

Former France worldwide footballer and coach Zinedine Zidane, singer Ed Sheeran, Super Bowl successful quarterback Patrick Mahomes and former US President Donald Trump have been amongst these spotted at the race.

Trump, 2024 presidential candidate, visited the McLaren storage earlier than the race and was seen in dialog with McLaren Chief Executive Officer Zak Brown.

Results from Formula One Miami Grand Prix on Sunday:

1. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren) 308 km in 1 h 30:49.876, 2. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) at 7.612, 3. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) at 9.920, 4.Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull) at 14.650, 5. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Ferrari) at 16.407*, 6. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes-AMG) at 16.585, 7. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/Racing Bulls) at 26.185, 8. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) at 34.789, 9. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin) at 37.107 10. Estéban Ocon (FRA/Alpine) at 39.746, 11. Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Haas) at 40.789, 12. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine) at 44.958, 13. Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren) at 49.756, 14. Guanyu Zhou (CHN/Sauber) at 49.979, 15. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Racing Bulls) at 50.956, 16. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Sauber) at 52.356, 17. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin) at 55.173, 18. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas) at 1:04.683, 19. Alexander Albon (THA/Williams) at 1:16.091l, Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams) Did Not Finish.

Fastest Lap: Piastri 1:30.634

* Sainz handed a 5 second penalty by stewards after he was deemed to have brought on a collision with Oscar Piastri.

World Championship standings

Drivers

1. Max Verstappen (NED) 136 pts, 2. Sergio Perez (MEX) 103, 3. Charles Leclerc (MON) 98, 4. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) 83, 5. Lando Norris (GBR) 83, 6. Oscar Piastri (AUS) 41, 7. George Russell (GBR) 37, 8. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 33, 9. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 27, 10. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) 14, 11. Lance Stroll (CAN) 9, 12. Oliver Bearman (GBR) 6, 13. Nico Hülkenberg (GER) 6, 14. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 5, 15. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 1, 16. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 1

Constructors

1. Red Bull 239 pts, 2. Ferrari 187, 3. McLaren 124, 4. Mercedes 64, 5. Aston Martin 42, 6. Racing Bulls 19, 7. Haas 7, 8. Alpine 1


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