BRAVO OSCAR AS PIASTRI PIPS BRITISH RACERS

LANDO NORRIS accused Max Verstappen of deliberately pushing him off the road as Oscar Piastri won the Miami Grand Prix to extend his lead in the world championship.

- BY PHILIP DUNCAN

Pole-sitter Verstappen and Norris went toe-to-toe through the opening two corners at the Hard Rock Stadium, with the latter falling off the track and losing four positions (below).

Norris took aim at Verstappen's tactics - claiming he had to take evasive action to avoid hitting the wall - but the stewards took no action against the Red Bull driver.

Piastri passed Verstappen on lap 14 to assume the lead and, although Norris followed him through four laps later, he was already nine seconds behind.