Overview

• Lando Norris executed a one-stop strategy to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, his fifth victory of the season, cutting Oscar Piastri’s championship lead to nine points.
• Oscar Piastri applied late pressure on Norris with fresher tyres but locked up on the penultimate lap, settling for second place by 0.6 seconds.
• Charles Leclerc’s pole position bid unraveled mid-race due to a chassis failure that dropped him to fourth, underscoring Ferrari’s ongoing reliability woes.
• Lewis Hamilton described himself as “useless” after qualifying and finished 12th, one lap down, extending his winless streak with Ferrari.
• George Russell secured third for Mercedes with strong late pace, while Max Verstappen recovered to ninth without penalty following a stewards’ review.