Lando Norris narrowly avoids running over F1 staff in chilling Miami incident

Lando Norris narrowly avoided hitting a person walking down pit lane in a horrific near miss in Miami. The British star was just yards away from hitting the man as he headed into the pit lane to make his stop.

The McLaren star appears to alter his steering movements at the last moment in an attempt to dodge the pass holder for the paddock. The problem was compounded by the blind turn at the pit lane entry which left the gentleman untouched until the final seconds.

It happens despite the FIA ​​changing the rules before Miami in an effort to improve safety. The incident only came to light after Norris' dash cam footage was shared on social media.

This comes just a week after Esteban Ocon nearly collided with a series of photographers at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. This led the FIA ​​to change the regulations to reduce the number of people wandering around the pits during a Grand Prix.

The new rule reads: "Team mechanics are not permitted to travel from their garages to the Parc Fermé with cooling fans in anticipation of their cars being shut down at the end of the race until the last car has passed the checkered flag Any other personnel or VIPs are not permitted to enter the pit lane until the last car has passed the checkered flag.

“Any violation will result in the withdrawal of passes from the team or teams in question at subsequent events, and the potential reporting of the offending team or teams to the Stewards.” Fans took to Twitter to blast the FIA ​​after two near misses in less than a week.

@formula1god posted: "Haven't we learned anything??? Lando Norris almost knocked out another person in the pit lane."

A translated post from @DanilTalisca read, "This one is even worse than Baku, mainly due to the distance between the blind spot and where the citizen was walking." The Ocon incident in Azerbaijan has been described as a "mess" by Sky Sports F1 journalist Ted Kravitz.

Sharing more details about the incident, Kravitz called on officials to learn lessons in order to strengthen security. He commented: “It is effectively the FIA ​​investigating itself. It is not a penalty or a fine. It has nothing to do with Azerbaijan.

"The officials obviously made a mistake, the photographers didn't realize there was still someone to come in. Obviously, the lesson needs to be learned as to when they can let people in for pure security reasons." Ocon described the Baku incident as "frightening" while Red Bull boss Christian Horner demanded an urgent review.