Lando Norris dutifully celebrated his first Formula 1 victory at Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix, proving that they never forget their first.
With a record-breaking fifteen podium finishes without a victory, Norris was ultimately able to claim the title of champion after defeating Max Verstappen by a mere seven seconds.
After celebrating by performing a stage dive into his teammates, Norris was repeatedly thrown into the air by them.
As he celebrated the win, the McLaren driver also performed the champagne pop on stage.
Reportedly, after winning the Miami Grand Prix, Norris said over the radio, “Whooooooooooo, whooooooooo, I love you all.”
“Thank you so much. We did it, Will [Joseph, Norris’s race engineer]. We did it.
“I guess that is how it is done. Finally. Oh, I am so happy. I knew it when I came in this morning. I said today is the day, full of opportunities. I nailed it, you nailed it, thank you so much.
“Thanks Mum, thanks Dad, this one is for my grandma, thank you very much.”
From the driver’s seat of his car, Max Verstappen, who had been leading the race, showed sportsmanship by congratulating Norris on his victory.
Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination and a former president, also congratulated Norris.
Following the event, the two were seen together in a shot, albeit it wasn’t obvious
After the race, the two were seen chatting, though it was unclear exactly what they were discussing.
Prior to the race, the 45th president was seen talking with team CEO Zak Brown while receiving a tour of the McLaren garage.
“McLaren is a nonpolitical organization however we recognize and respect the office of President of the United States so when the request was made to visit our garage on race day we accepted alongside the president of the FIA and the CEO’s of Liberty Media and Formula 1,” the company said in a statement provided to the Daily Mail.
