Lando Norris emerged victorious in a nail-biting Hungarian Grand Prix from McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri as the title fight heats up.

Norris charged from third on the grid to his ninth career win, despite slipping to fifth in the opening stages.

Bold strategy made the difference for Lando Norris

Early race leader Charles Leclerc opted for at two-stop strategy, as did Piastri in second.

A long opening stint left Norris out front before he peeled in for his one and only stop, stretching his hard compound tyres for the last 40 laps.

He did so in the fact of a hard-charging Piastri in the final laps to hold on to victory by less than seven-tenths of a second after 70 laps of racing.

Leclerc faded to fourth at the flag after losing out in battle with George Russell, picking up a penalty

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