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Lando Norris won the Miami Grand Prix 2024 and his lucky charm was…donald trump? The sixth date of the Formula 1 world championship had as always celebrities in their paddockbut also other surprises such as a second place for Max Verstappen (the Dutchman accustomed to victories), as well as the absence of ‘Checo’ Pérez from the podium.
On social networks, F1esta fans are already joking that To beat Verstappen you have to have ‘just an inchident’: to Carlos Sainz had his appendix removed and days later he won Australian Grand Prix 2024; Norris injured his nose during a party in Amsterdam and on this occasion He sent the Dutchman down a step.
But according to Lando Norris, rival of ‘Checo’the former president of the United States claims a part of that victory in Miami.
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What did Donald Trump say to Lando Norris?
“He told me that It was a lucky charm because I won.so I don’t know if he will come to more races now,” commented Norris in statements taken up by Motorsport.
The British celebrated his first victory in F1 and I add: “there are many special people who have been here this weekend, Donald is someone you have to have a lot of respect for in many ways. And yes, for someone like him who recognize what you can do and work ethic “That goes into things, you have to be grateful for it, and I was, so it’s a great moment.”
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Norris mentioned that He didn’t notice much of the commotion Trump caused: “To be honest, I didn’t see him in the garage, I was busy preparing for the race, but he saw me later and came to congratulate me. I guess it’s an honor, because whenever you have someone like that it must be an honor that they come close to you, that they take time out of their life to show you their respect for what you have done”.
Lando Norris a few days ago was controversial for the comments he made about the Red Bull drivers during the Japanese Grand Prix: “You have one of the best drivers in Formula 1, in one of the most dominant cars and it is a deadly combination. If Max wasn’t there and you had two Pérezthat would not be the case.”
JUST IN: Lando Norris gets his first Formula 1 victory and gets congratulated by President Donald Trump.
The win is McLaren’s first win in the United States since 2012.
Before the race in Miami, Florida, Trump was met by ‘USA, USA, USA’ chants while he was visiting the McLaren… pic.twitter.com/8b7vQViyz8
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 5, 2024
‘Checo’ and Joe Canales passed by Donald Trump in Miami
Meanwhile, ‘Checo’ had a race in which he could not get any rhythm, he finished in fifth place, although a sanction to Sainz for a touch with Oscar Piastri (McLaren) took him to fourth place, a ‘little’ distance from the podium. In the paddock, Pérez and his coach Joe Canales They crossed paths with Donald Trump’s security.
In a video broadcast on social networks, a security element tries to stop Canales and ‘Checo’, but they both ignore it; someone shouts “Driver!” and the guard does nothing else. The Mexican passed close to Trump, without noticing him.
What was Donald Trump doing at the Miami Grand Prix?
The presence of donald trump caused controversy because the former president is in the middle of a criminal trial in New York.
In fact, this Monday the judge in charge of his case once again fined him a thousand dollars for contempt of the ‘gag order’ (which prohibits him from publicly attacking witnesses, prosecutors and members of the jury), for which he told him that he considers the possibility of imprisoning him.
Despite everything, on Sunday Trump was captured in photographs in the McLaren garage and was with his CEO Zak Brown.
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The team later issued a statement: “McLaren is a non-political organizationHowever, we recognize and respect the office of President of the United States. So when we were asked to visit our garage on race day, we accepted the invitation along with the president of the FIA and the CEOs of Liberty Media and Formula 1″.
They also mentioned that they welcomed the visit: “We feel proud “McLaren Racing was chosen as the representative of Formula 1, which gave us the opportunity to showcase the world-class engineering we bring to motorsport.”
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