MUNICH, July 27– Lando Norris claimed his first victory as reigning Formula One world champion on Sunday at the Hungarian Grand Prix while his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri met disaster and fancied Ferrari missed the podium., reported German Press Agency (dpa).
Norris was passed for the lead by Piastri in turn two of the opening lap but he got it back later during the second round of pit stops because Piastri was almost shunted off when trying to lap the Williams of Carlos Sainz after his stop.
Norris was passed for the lead by Piastri at Turn Two on the opening lap, but he regained it later during the second round of pit stops because Piastri was almost shunted off while trying to lap the Williams of Carlos Sainz after his stop.
Piastri fumed but it got even worse for him when he had to retire with a gearbox problem in lap 56 of 70.
Norris was untroubled up front and claimed McLaren’s first win of the season ahead of ex-champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull and championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who kept Mercedes’ perfect podium record for the season intact.
Charles Leclerc was fourth for fancied Ferrari ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who received a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane after starting with a grid penalty, as did Antonelli.
Antonelli retained a healthy lead atop the championship ahead of Hamilton and George Russell in the second Mercedes into the four-week F1 summer break.
