Norris Shines as McLaren Tighten Grip on Both Titles Ahead of Summer Break
HUNGARY, AUG 3 – Lando Norris won by 0.698 seconds using a one-stop strategy, while teammate Oscar Piastri finished second in a close McLaren duel at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
- Holding off Oscar Piastri, McLaren driver Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix on a one-stop strategy, cutting Piastri's championship lead to nine points.
- Saturday’s qualifying saw Charles Leclerc, Ferrari driver, claim pole position, with Oscar Piastri qualifying second as Leclerc bolted ahead at the start.
- After 39 laps on one set of hard tyres, Norris’s one-stop tactic contrasted with Piastri’s two-stopper, who closed to 0.6 seconds at the finish.
- Piastri remains championship leader by nine points entering F1's summer break, as Norris’s win marked his fifth of the season and McLaren's seventh one-two finish.
- Last week’s preview predicted the championship race between McLaren teammates Piastri and Norris, as Verstappen faces investigation for an earlier move on Hamilton.
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F1: Norris wins Hungary as McLaren reels off another 1-2
Lando Norris trimmed McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri’s lead in the drivers’ world championship to just nine points on Sunday when he switched tactics to lead him home by just 0.698 seconds in a thrilling finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Briton, who moved from a two-stop strategy to one stop, held off series leader Piastri, on fresher tires, over the closing laps of a strategic contest to claim McLaren’s 200th victory and their …
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