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Why did McLaren fall back in qualifying after their domminant showing in the Miami F1 Sprint?
F1TechnicalMay 3, 2026
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Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri began the day by delivering McLaren’s most commanding statement of the season so far. Norris launched cleanly from Sprint pole and immediately broke free of DRS range, managing the race from the front and taking his first victory of the year by 3.7 seconds.