After a terrible start, Lando Norris overcomes to win the exciting Hungarian Grand Prix.

Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday after a fierce battle, making it three wins in his previous four races.

The McLaren driver had a terrible start, dropping from third to fifth in the first few seconds. Still, he was able to maintain the lead despite a late attack from teammate Oscar Piastri thanks to an improvised strategy that allowed him to pit only once.

The Australian driver is now only nine points ahead of Norris in the drivers’ world championship after starting and finishing in second place.

Norris later told broadcaster Sky Sports, “That was tough, we weren’t planning on the one stop at the beginning, but after the first lap that was our only option to get back into things.”

“I was giving it my all during my last stint with Oscar catching, and it’s even more rewarding because of the flawless outcome today.”

A strong final lap in qualifying put Charles Leclerc in pole position, but he had a tough race and has only won once in his last 16 races starting at the head of the field.

George Russell, who had his first podium finish since winning the Canadian Grand Prix in June, passed him late in the race and finished in fourth place.

By lap 40, Leclerc had fallen behind Norris and was unable to catch up to the English driver.

After lap 51, when the Australian caught Leclerc on fresher tires and easily passed him at the first chance, Piastri suddenly appeared to have the best chance of catching Norris.

“This is really, really annoying. “We are no longer competitive,” Leclerc declared over the team radio. It’s simply not driveable at the moment. If we place on the podium, it’s a miracle.

Piastri utilized his stronger tires to close the 8.5-second lead on Norris with just under 20 laps left, but despite an exciting attempt at an overtake on turn one with two laps left, he was unable to pass him.

The team secured its 200th grand prix victory with their eighth McLaren one-two of the season. McLaren has won 13 races at Hungaroring, more than any other team.

After the race, Piastri told broadcaster Sky Sports, “I pushed as hard as I could.” “I knew I would have to pass on the track after I saw Lando go for a one (stop), which is much easier said than done in this situation.

In any case, it was a gamble. Regretfully, we were simply on the wrong side of it today.

Gabriel Bortoleto had the best finish of his rookie season, finishing in fifth place, one spot ahead of Fernando Alonso.

Max Verstappen, who finished in tenth place, was racing for Red Bull for the 200th time and announced this week that he would remain with the company.

There was no improvement in Lewis Hamilton’s dismal weekend. The British driver, who has eight victories on this track, ended in 12th place the day after he referred to himself as “useless” and said Ferrari should fire him.

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