Lando Norris held off his McLaren team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri in a thrilling finale to claim a stunning Hungarian Grand Prix victory.
After a nightmare start which saw Norris drop from third on the grid to fifth on the opening lap, McLaren switched the Brit to a one-stop strategy that saw him gain track position over two-stopping pole-sitter Charles Leclerc and Piastri.
Piastri eased past Ferrari’s Leclerc after their second stops and closed in on Norris in the final stages, but failed to pass his team-mate as a big lock-up from the Australian almost resulted in the pair colliding on the penultimate lap.
The result reduces Piastri’s Drivers’ Championship lead to nine points going into Formula 1’s summer break, with what appears to be a two-horse race for the title set to play out over the remaining 10 of the season’s 24 rounds.
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Watch the last lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix as McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri battle it out for the top spot.
Norris said: “We weren’t really planning on the one-stop but after the first lap it was kind of our only option to get back into things.
“The final stint with Oscar catching I was pushing flat out. Rewarding even more because of that. The perfect result today.”
Mercedes’ George Russell completed the podium following a late pass on a frustrated Leclerc, who received a meaningless five-second time penalty for his overzealous defence after Ferrari’s strong early-race pace completely evaded him on the final stint.
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Mercedes’ George Russell snatches Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc’s podium hopes with ease at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Fernando Alonso took fifth to claim Aston Martin’s highest finish of the season, with his team-mate Lance Stroll backing up the result in seventh.
Brazilian rookie Gabriel Bortoleto delivered the best result of his debut campaign in sixth, extending Sauber’s impressive streak of points-scoring races to six.
Max Verstappen finished ninth after a tough weekend for Red Bull but faces a post-race investigation for a pass on Lewis Hamilton, which forced the Ferrari off track.
Verstappen, the nearest challenger to the McLarens in the drivers’ standings, saw his deficit to Piastri increase to 97 points.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pushed past Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton to claim P11 at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Hamilton finished where he started in 12th, enduring a frustrating afternoon after declaring himself “useless” following a disappointing qualifying performance on Saturday.
Liam Lawson maintained his strong form by finishing ahead of Verstappen for Racing Bulls in eighth, meaning Red Bull were outperformed by their junior squad.
Kimi Antonelli claimed the final point in 10th for Mercedes to end a streak of three races for the 18-year-old Italian rookie without scoring.
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