Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, Kevin Durant Among Stars to Attend Miami F1 Grand Prix

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Lando Norris was the biggest star during Sunday's Miami Grand Prix, but he was far from the only one at the Miami International Autodrome.

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Kevin Durant, Jimmy Butler, Joe Burrow and Myles Garrett were among those who watched the McLaren driver become a Formula One race winner for the first time in his career:

BWT Alpine F1 Team @AlpineF1Team

STOP IT <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickMahomes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatrickMahomes</a> 🤯🤯 <a href="https://t.co/SAbNyCcBER">pic.twitter.com/SAbNyCcBER</a>

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Travis Kelce's week:<br><br>Monday: Become NFL's highest-paid TE<br>Saturday: Kentucky Derby in Louisville<br>Sunday: Miami Grand Prix with Patrick Mahomes, co-owners of Alpine F1<br> <a href="https://t.co/MYob1X0hjF">pic.twitter.com/MYob1X0hjF</a>

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Jimmy Butler and Kevin Durant were both at F1 in Miami today <br><br>Do you think we'll see them on the same team next season? 👀 <a href="https://t.co/vAXOQKC8h7">pic.twitter.com/vAXOQKC8h7</a>

mar. @BELLIN5HAM

joe burrow is at the miami gp, finally some real superstars <a href="https://t.co/gc9W0RT0mj">pic.twitter.com/gc9W0RT0mj</a>

The NFL and NBA stars were treated to a shocking result, which is how any race won by someone outside of Red Bull's Max Verstappen can be described in today's Formula One.

While Verstappen won four of the season's first five races and started Sunday's contest in pole position, Norris moved ahead of him thanks in part to a mid-race safety car and never looked back. The Red Bull driver finished in second place, while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc rounded out the podium.

It was a long-awaited result for Norris.

Nate Saunders of ESPN noted he held the record for the most podium finishes without a win with 15 prior to Sunday's result. But that all changed during the first of three Grand Prix events in the United States this season.

And it all changed in front of some of the biggest stars of American sports.