The vibrations of the storm that until the last minute endangered the celebration of the Miami Grand Prix disguised Oscar Piestri de Thor, the god of thunder in the Nordic mythology that the Marvel factory knew how to make a thousand wonders profitable, with a saga that continues to burst the box office of the cinemas around the world in each new installment that premieres. Armed with a McLaren almost more powerful than the famous hammer, the Australian performed one of the papers of his life in a test in which he faced and defeated Max Verstappen, his metaphorical archnemato yesterday afternoon.
The triumph of Melbourne’s boy has many connotations if we take into account that it is the room of six possible, and certifies the good moment of the pilot, which has perched on the highest step of the podium in the last three stops of the calendar. A streak that no broker of the British team got since past times; Those in which Mika Hakkinen, 27 years ago (1997-1998). This victory, otherwise, strengthens him even more at the head of the points table, and underlines him as the most form of the moment, in addition to a clear title candidate.
Despite the mess in which he was wrapped in the first curve, Lando Norris managed to culebrear between the squad and certify the second double of McLaren in what we have been for the year. George Russell completed the podium by misfortune of Verstappen (fourth), advanced by Mercedes at his stop to change rubber, right in the Ecuador of the appointment (Tour 29 of 57). Carlos Sainz crossed the goal of the ninth, although it was likely that the commissioners would penalize him for a couple of rifirrafes, while Fernando Alonso did the 15th, very pissed off the entire weekend by the management of Aston Martin’s strategy, a team that aims to aspire to everything and that is not at all.
The stratospheric return in the chronometer that earned him the Pole The current champion placed in a position that Red Bull does not correspond at all by potential. And that derives in a tremendous trajín for the Dutchman, especially at the exit, where he was completely exposed to the McLaren, the most sharp cars of the moment, by far. Located the second, on the first line of the grill, Lando Norris gave wings again to those who play with their name and have renamed it as soft. Upon reaching the first curve of the circuit after traveling less than 180 meters, still in the lead, Verstappen nailed the brakes and went a bit long, a circumstance that opened a door to Norris, which got inside the interior. When trying to correct, the flagship of the red buffalo brand became wide and squeezed his colleague, who had no choice but to go outside the track to be absolutely at the mercy of the voracity of the wolves that arrived behind. Once again, Norris wanted to beat Mad Max and as a result he lost three, in another episode that will surely lie down again in the couch.
Without the threat of the Somerset pilot, Red Bull and his stiletto prepared for the gresca with the second McLaren, which was progressively approaching, miming the tires, and that arrived in the eleventh round. Piastri is not Norris, and that was clear again in the Miami International Autodrome, where the leader of the contest threw two offensives to get his out in the third: after throwing the car and forcing him to stop later, Verstappen could not return in time as he had done with Norris before, although in all his efforts he confirmed that he is so good to defend. This staging also makes clear that not even a great talent like him is able to make up the difference between McLaren and the rest, and that it was perfectly reflected in the 33 seconds that separated the winner from the Russell car, the third. With that margin, the pair of the papaya cars would have had time to make a second stop in the garages, return to the track and win, with more than five seconds of advantage behind them.
In the edition of two years ago (2023), in this same route, the first McLaren to finish was Norris, who did it almost a minute and a half of Verstappen, the winner on that occasion. “I think they doubled us twice. It is incredible the work that the boys have done at this time,” Piastri snorted, with the coldness that characterizes him, as soon as he finished.
