Hungarian GP: Norris narrowly edges Piastri with McLaren 1-2 - ESPN

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Lando Norris narrowly beat McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri to victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix following a titanic battle between the championship rivals in the closing laps.

The race ended in a showdown between the McLaren drivers on Lap 69 of 70, with Piastri closing on Norris on the pit straight and narrowly missing his teammate as he attempted to pass under braking at Turn 1 and locked a tire.

The tight finish came about after McLaren put the two drivers on different strategies, with Norris — who dropped to fifth on the opening lap — making a one-stop strategy work in his favor while Piastri, who was second on the opening lap, was put on a two-stop.

With the two drivers split on strategy, Piastri had fresher tires in the closing stages and narrowed a 10-second gap to a matter of centimeters in the final 20 laps.

The race hinged on a move by Piastri on the inside of Turn 1 on Lap 69 that saw the Australian narrowly avoid a collision and Norris retain the lead.

As McLaren took their 200th F1 victory, Norris is now nine points behind his teammate in the championship ahead of Formula 1's summer break.

«I'm dead. I'm dead. It was tough,» Norris said afterward. «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… [it was] rewarding even more because of that. The perfect result today."

Piastri said: «I pushed as hard as I could. After I saw Lando going for a one-stop, I knew I was going to have to overtake on track, which is much easier said than done around here.

»It was a gamble either way. Today, unfortunately, we were just on the wrong side of it.

«The team did a great