Donald Trump, carrying his famous red cap, would be last man to believe he couldn’t make the Formula One Championship Great Again.

It was his first known visit to the world’s premier series and he was a guest of McLaren. He went in there and pumped his clenched fists and wished them luck before the 57 laps began. And tried to rub off a bit of his self-belief on his hosts.

The papaya man visiting the papaya team.

And, as if by magic, Lando Norris won his first race on a sunlit day in Miami. A little bit of luck came into it, for sure, in the shape of a safety car. But for Norris, 24-year-old racer from Glastonbury, Somerset, a whole heap of relief lifted from his slender shoulders, becoming the 21st British winner.

He carried with him the unwanted tag of 14 podiums without a victory, more than anyone else in history, and one sensed it weighed him down. He is more introspective than his bubbly, made-for-Netflix public demeanour suggests.

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Lando Norris claimed his first victory in Formula One at the Miami Grand Prix

Donald Trump meets Lando Norris ahead of his Miami Grand Prix win

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The British driver is congratulated by former president Donald Trump following his win

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OnlyFans model Veronika Rajek (centre) poses with the McLaren crew before the race

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Rajek made her way through the paddock (left) before managing to get a glimpse of Trump (right picture, left) ahead of the Miami Grand Prix

Lando Norris shows off trophy on TikTok celebrating his first F1 win

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The McLaren driver kept his composure to best favorite Max Verstappen (left)