Veteran Formula 1 journalist Peter Windsor say🐼s Lando Norris can be “very messy” in traffic after he took too long to pass the slower Red Bull of Max Verstappen in the Miami Grand Prix.

McLaren driver Norris caught up with Verstappen on lap 14 in Miami, shortly after his teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri had passed the Dutchman for the lead of the r⛦ace.

But although the MCL39 was as much as a second quicker t𝓰han the rest of the competition on Sunday, Norris couldn’t dispatch Verstappen’s RB19 unti🃏l five laps later.

On one occasion, the Briton got a great run on the Red Bull on the back straight to inch ah🤡ead under braking for Turn 17, only to run wide at the exit of the corner and h𒈔ave to hand back the position to Verstappen.

After several fumbled overtaking attempts, Norris finally pulled clear of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Verstappen on lap 18, but by then his teammat🌃e Piastri had already built an 8.4s leadꦜ at the front of the field.

Windsor believes the Miami F1 race exposed Norris’ shortcomings in wheel-to-wheel battles, as he criticised him for losing🐼 too 🦹much time while battling with Verstappen.

He contrasted Norris’ overtaking skills wit♚h those of Piaℱstri, who claimed the lead of the race with relative ease after forcing Verstappen into a mistake at Turn 1.

“Maybe it was because he was a bit daunted by what had happened out of the first corner but i🎃t was just a bit more that Lando is a little bit messy - very messy - when it comes to traffic.

“Oscar Piastri got past Max Verstappe🐠n, absolutely no problem. It took him two laps [and] ban🧸g he was gone.

“Actually, Piastri induced Max int🔯o his second mistake of the race, the first was obviously at the first corner [at t🌱he start].

“It was at the same corner where Oscar got the DRS on the pit strai�🅺�ght. Max just braked a little too hard again and ran wide and Oscar took the lead. Very very simple.

“But Max made no mistake🤪s when Lando Norris was behind him. He didn't feel ꧑the pressure.

“At one point Lando did get past in the second straight with DRS, but then ran wide๊ off track and had to give Max the position back the next straight and had to repass him - it was very messy.

“By t𓆏he time Lando got past Max to make it a McLaren 1-2, he was nine seconds behind Oscar Piastri.”

Norris and polesitter Verstappen also battled for the lead at t𝓰he very start of the race, with the Redꦜ Bull driver running wide at Turn 1 after locking up his tyres.

While Norris drew al💧ongside him into Turn 2, he was forced off the track by Verstappe♍n, who held on to his position.

After the race, Norris pointed the finger at Verstappen for putting rival drivers in a168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: ‘crash or don’t pass’ position, but McLaren team principal Andrea168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Stella said he could have been more “patien💃t” in their battle given how quick t🐬he MCL39 was in Mia🎃mi.

Windsor believes Norris didn’t do a good enough job of understanding Verstappen’s tactics an꧋✃d should have just backed off the corner to safeguard second position.

“Max used probably a little more road than he should have kno☂wing Lando was there and Lando had no alternative but to go off track and lose two or three places,” Windsor explained.

“I don't think Lando read Max very well and had he just backed off slightly there, let Max take that position, filed in behind him, he would have still been second but much more importantly,⛄ he would hav♋e been in front of Oscar Piastri and he probably would have won the race.

“Easy to say Lando blew it there but you get to re🎃ad the character of 🅺the individual you are racing against.”