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FACTS AND STATS Norris becomes 21st British winner on 110th
It’s been a long time coming, but Lando Norris finally added his name to the list of F1 winners on Sunday, after a thrilling Grand Prix in Miami – a race which threw up more than its fair share of fascinating figures.

It’s been a long time coming, but Lando Norris finally added his name to the list of F1 winners on Sunday, after a thrilling Grand Prix in Miami – a race which threw up more than its fair share of fascinating figures. Here’s just a handful for you to take in and digest at your leisure…

• Norris is the 21st British driver to win a world championship Grand Prix and the 114th in total.

• Norris ties Patrick Depailler, Jean Alesi, Mika Hakkinen and Eddie Irvine for the most podium finishes before a first win (15 before today).

REPORT: Norris beats Verstappen for breakthrough maiden F1 victory in action-packed Miami Grand Prix

• Today was Norris’ 110th start for McLaren, which coincidentally tied Lewis Hamilton’s total with the team from 2007-2012.

• Norris is the first driver to take a maiden win in the United States since Michele Alboreto at Caesars Palace in 1982.

• Norris finished 17th in the 2023 Miami Grand Prix, 1m 27s behind Max Verstappen.

• Courtesy of Norris, today was the first time the British national anthem was heard on the podium since Sao Paulo 2022.

READ MORE: ‘I finally delivered for them’ – Norris pays tribute to McLaren after 'about time' debut F1 win in Miami

• Today was only McLaren’s second Grand Prix win in the last 12 years (the other came with Daniel Ricciardo at Monza 2021).

• Thanks to McLaren, a Mercedes customer team wins this season before the Mercedes manufacturer team.

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