Lando Norris has defended how he handled his Lap 1 battle with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen at the F1 Miami Grand Prix, hitting back at critics who would complain🌄 either way.

N𝓡orris nearly took the lead off Verstappen on the opening lap ওof the race in Miami.

While V𝓰erstappen made a better start and covered Norris off into Turn 1, the Dutchman locked up and ran wi𝓡de.

Norris looked to complete a switchback on Verstappen and get a betܫter exit into the following seq♒uence of corners.

However, Verstappen cut Norris off, forcing the McLaren driไver off the track as a ಞresult.

Norris dropped back to sixth pla🔯ce, effectively ruining his chances of the race win, given that Oscar ꦆPiastri was now second behind Verstappen.

Speaking in parc ferme after the race, Norris r💛eflected on his latest run-in with the reigning world champion.

“What can I say if I don’t go for it, p𒁃eople complain; if I go for🍎 it, people complain,” Norris said.

“So, you can’t win. But it’s really this with Max, y🌠ou know, it’s, it’s crash or don’t pass. And, you 🍬know, unless you get it really right and you put him in the perfect position, then you can just about get there.

“But I pa⛦id the price for not doing a good enough job today, but I’m so happy with second.”

Norris “can’t fault” McLaren after dominant weekend

It was 🔜McLaren’s most dominant race day performance of the season so far as they took a 1-2 finish.

McLaren's nearest rival was 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell, who finished over 30 seconds behind Norris.

Norris hailed McLaren foꦬr doing an “amazing job” as they look to win back-to-back constructors’ titles this year.

“Yes, it’s never, never the best feeling [on Lap 1]. But the team have done an amazing job, so I can’t fault them at alܫl,ꩵ” Norris added.

“Good pit stop, great pace, we were up the road, so it was a good feeling. But Oscar drove well, Max put up a good fight, as always, and I paid the price. But it🐻’s th♚e way it is.”

After six rounds, Norris sits🐎 16 points behind Piastri in the 2025 F🦹1 drivers’ championship.