“This is the opportunity”- F1 fans saw chance for Charles Leclerc for Miami win after Lando Norris crash

Tanish Chachra | 09/05/2022
"This is the opportunity"- F1 fans saw chance for Charles Leclerc for Miami win after Lando Norris crash

Lando Norris crashing on lap 41 saw an opportunity for Charles Leclerc to win the race in Miami with the safety car on.

The race picked a monotonous tone after Max Verstappen cemented his lead in the Miami Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc, who was giving the fastest laps was still far behind the Dutchman.

Until Lando Norris gave a ray of hope to the Monegasque. In lap 41, the McLaren star got crashed and had to retire. Thus, bringing out the yellow flags.

Soon, all the gap earned by Verstappen got over. This crash certainly excited Ferrari fans, as it gave a chance to Leclerc to overtake his rival for the championship.

Not only fans, but even teams also commented on it. Mercedes’ Twitter account hinted towards the same by tweeting: “This is the opportunity”.

Meanwhile, Red Bull also resorted to making the maximum out of the situation. With only the last phase of the race to go, they changed Sergio Perez’s tyre to soft to bring maximum pressure on Carlos Sainz and Leclerc.

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The championship fight for Charles Leclerc just got difficult

During the publishing of this article, the safety car was still on. So, as the things stand, Verstappen is likely to win the race for Red Bull. Thus, Leclerc’s lead would be further trimmed in the standings.

But for Ferrari fans, the race restart is another hope. Now, it remains to be seen who will win the race as the two championship competitors are set to vie for the final few laps.

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Post Edited By: Tanish Chachra
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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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