Lando Norris holds off Oscar Piastri for Hungarian Grand Prix win
* Norris wins in McLaren one-two with Piastri * Seventh one-two of the season for reigning champions * Russell third for Mercedes * Leclerc fourth after starting on pole, Hamilton 12th BUDAPEST: Lando Norris held off McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on a one-stop strategy and slash the Australian’s Formula One lead to nine points going into the August break. Norris completed 39 of the 70 laps on a single set of hard tires while Piastri stopped twice and closed a 12-second gap to just 0.6 at the finish, with a nail-biting chase to the chequered flag and a near-collision. George Russell took a distant third, 20 seconds down the road, to complete the Hungaroring podium for Mercedes and take his fifth podium of the season. “I’m dead. I’m dead.
