Overview

• Lando Norris executed a bold one-stop strategy at the Hungaroring to surge past early leaders and hold off teammate Oscar Piastri by 0.6 seconds for the win.
• Oscar Piastri’s two-stop plan allowed him to close to DRS range in the closing laps but a front-wheel lock-up on lap 69 cost him crucial time.
• George Russell capitalized on Ferrari’s tactical missteps and a five-second penalty for Charles Leclerc to secure third place for Mercedes.
• McLaren notched its seventh one-two finish of the season as Piastri enters the summer break with a nine-point lead over Norris in the drivers’ standings.
• Ferrari cemented its leadership with Frédéric Vasseur’s contract extension even as Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen labored to ninth and 12th respectively.