Lando Norris’ one-stop approach saw Lando Norris win the Hungarian Grand Prix from McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, slashing the Australian’s Formula One lead to nine points heading into the summer break.
At the finish line, Piastri stopped twice and closed a 12-second gap to just 0. 6 with a thrilling chase to the chequered flag and a near-collision while Norris completed 39 of the 70 laps at the Hungaroring on a single set of hard tyres.
For Mercedes, George Russell earned his fifth podium of the season by a distant third, 20 seconds off the mark.
“I’m dead. I’m dead. The third-placed Piastri was second, and Norris gasped, “it was tough,” and he eventually fell to fifth place after being forced to start.
“We weren’t really planning on the one stop,” according to the driver, who was “kind of our only choice” after the first lap.
I doubted that it would result in a victory. I anticipated that it might lead to second place.
Norris won the fifth race of the season, surpassing Piastri’s six, for third straight. McLaren also won the seventh of its previous seven one-twos.
Charles Leclerc of Ferrari struggled fourth after starting in the lead but was penalized for five seconds for erratic driving as Russell challenged him.
Fernando Alonso finished fifth for Aston Martin, one place behind Gabriel Bortoleto, a Brazilian rookie, in sixth place, in Sauber.
The top 10 scoring positions for Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli and reigning champion Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, Max Verstappen, and Lance Stroll, who finished seventh, were held by Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson.
Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time world champion and eight-time champion in Hungary, placed 12th for Ferrari, finishing there.
Six laps after the chequered flag, the leaders lapped the Briton.
Source: Aljazeera
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