Defending champion Lando Norris claims first win of the season in Hungary

Norris surrendered the lead to Piastri following a sloppy start from pole position, but he took advantage of his McLaren team-mate tangling with Carlos Sainz to land the first victory of his title defence.
McLaren driver Lando Norris leads from Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

McLaren driver Lando Norris leads from Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Lando Norris cashed in on Oscar Piastri’s bizarre collision with a backmarker to win the Hungarian Grand Prix – as Lewis Hamilton lost further ground to Kimi Antonelli in his bid for a record eighth world championship.

Norris surrendered the lead to Piastri following a sloppy start from pole position, but he took advantage of his McLaren team-mate tangling with Carlos Sainz – as he attempted to put a lap on the Williams driver midway through the race – to land the first victory of his title defence.

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