In the round-up: Williams reveal Alexander Albon badly damaged his car’s floor late in the Miami Grand Prix. Williams suffered more damage to their cars than originally appeared in Miami as Albon wrecked his floor at the same place on the track where Max Verstappen went off. “On lap 50 Alex went across the same bollard that Verstappen did and he broke the floor and the damage was huge,” team principal James Vowles revealed in a video released by Williams.
“We didn’t realise how much instantaneously, but just a lap later it became very clear how much it was. It was something circa a second or so of lap time performance, just to give everyone an idea.” That contributed to Albon’s later error when he locked up and went off the track.
“It meant that when he hit the brakes coming into 11, there was no downforce to stop the car. He locked up, lost all those positions and went off.” Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Norris took the lead of the race before the Safety Car came out and pulled away from Verstappen to score his first Formula 1 victory by over seven seconds.
“[I’ve] genuinely had the most insane couple days of my life,” he said on social media. “Still don’t know what to say but this was a dream since I was a kid. I literally haven’t stopped smiling since lap 33.
“So much hard work to achieve this and it all finally paid off. The support from all my team, the McLaren papaya fans, other drivers and so so many more, I’ve appreciated e.
