Miami GP: Lando Norris wins wet, chaotic sprint race under safety car - ESPN

MIAMI — Lando Norris won a chaotic sprint race in Miami ahead of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton.

Norris emerged in front of his teammate after a fortuitous safety car timed right as he left the pits after swapping his intermediate wet tires for slicks. That meant Piastri, who had led since muscling Andrea Kimi Antonelli out of the lead at Turn 1, had to slow at a crucial moment as he approached the start-finish line with four laps left.

The win will be a morale boost for Norris after losing the championship lead to Piastri at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix two weeks ago.

«I don't think I will be buying any lottery tickets at this place.» Piastri said to McLaren over the radio after the contest, summing up how he felt the race had unfolded at the end.

Piastri will take comfort from the fact that, under the rules of the sprint format, he only lost one point from his 10-point championship lead over the Englishman.

Hamilton also claimed an overdue return to the podium for Ferrari after a brilliantly timed early stop for the dry tire. A prerace rain shower caught out Hamilton's teammate, Charles Leclerc, who crashed out on the way to the grid, meaning he failed to start the race.

Hamilton started seventh and made a stop on Lap 12 for soft tires when the track started to dry. Hamilton roared up the order as a result, as did Aston Martin's Lance Stroll, who made the same call. «Great job in the pits, guys,» Hamilton said to Ferrari on the radio late on. «Mega job.»

The changing conditions triggered chaos, none more so for Mercedes teen sensation Antonelli, who had on Friday evening become the youngest person to take a pole for an F1 event.

Antonelli ran wide at Turn 1 after Piastri's strong start and