I’m dead: McLaren’s Norris after close Hungary win

Lando Norris with the Hungarian GP winner’s trophy on Sunday. Pics/AFP; Getty Images

Lando Norris fended off teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday and maintain McLaren's relentless march through the season. Mercedes's George Russell took third as McLaren celebrated their 200th F1 win and fourth consecutive 1-2.

Norris, on a one-stop strategy, held off a charging Piastri on fresher tyres to take the chequered flag by less than one second. Norris (275 pts) moved to within nine points of Piastri (284 pts) in the drivers's championship ahead of F1's mid-season break.

McLaren's Lando Norris holds off teammate Oscar Piastri

"I'm dead, it was tough!" said Norris. "I wasn't planning the one-stop strategy, my voice has gone, but it was even more rewarding because of that," he added. "I pushed as hard as I could. Now I'm looking forward to a few weeks off," said Piastri. Polesitter Charles Leclerc, of Ferrari, came fourth.

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