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Here\u2019s Giles Richards\u2019 race report from Hungaroring.<\/p>\n
double quotation markLando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix with an assured drive for McLaren at the Hungaroring, his and the team\u2019s first of the year. His run was a commanding performance once he was in front but behind him the there was no little drama and incident as Max Verstappen<\/a> claimed second for Red Bull and Kimi Antonelli put in very strong comeback drive to take third from seventh on the gird, while Lewis Hamilton battled fiercely for all 70 laps and took a five-second penalty to finish fifth.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Constructors\u2019 standings<\/p>\n Updated after Hungarian GP<\/p>\n 1 Mercedes \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea 379pts<\/p>\n 2 Ferrari \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 307<\/p>\n 3 McLaren \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 220<\/p>\n 4 Red Bull \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 177<\/p>\n 5 Racing Bulls \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 66<\/p>\n 6 Alpine \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 61<\/p>\n 7 Haas \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 21<\/p>\n 8 Audi \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea 12<\/p>\n 9 Williams \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 11<\/p>\n 10 Aston Martin \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 1<\/p>\n 11 Cadillac \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 0<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Drivers\u2019 standings<\/p>\n After Hungary<\/p>\n 1 Kimi Antonelli \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Mercedes 219pts<\/p>\n 2 Lewis Hamilton \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Ferrari 169<\/p>\n 3 George Russell \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Mercedes 160<\/p>\n 4 Charles Leclerc \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 Ferrari 138<\/p>\n 5 Lando Norris \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 McLaren 128<\/p>\n 6 Max Verstappen \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Red Bull 109<\/p>\n 7 Oscar Piastri \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa McLaren 92<\/p>\n 8 Isack Hadjar \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Red Bull 68<\/p>\n 9 Pierre Gasly \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7Alpine 42<\/p>\n 10 Liam Lawson \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff Racing Bulls 43<\/p>\n 11 Arvid Lindblad \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Racing Bulls 23<\/p>\n 12 Franco Colapinto \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Alpine 19<\/p>\n 13 Oliver Bearman \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Haas 18<\/p>\n 14 Gabriel Bortoleto \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Audi 10<\/p>\n 15 Carlos Sainz \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Williams 6<\/p>\n 16 Alexander Albon \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded Williams 5<\/p>\n 17 Esteban Ocon \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7Haas 3<\/p>\n 18 Nico H\u00fclkenberg \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Audi 2<\/p>\n 19 Fernando Alonso \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Aston Martin 1<\/p>\n \u2013 Lance Stroll \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Aston Martin<\/p>\n \u2013 Valtteri Bottas \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee Cadillac<\/p>\n \u2013 Sergio P\u00e9rez \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Cadillac<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Hungarian GP top 10<\/p>\n 1. Lando Norris<\/p>\n 2. Max Verstappen<\/p>\n 3. Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n 4. Charles Leclerc<\/p>\n 5. Lewis Hamilton<\/p>\n 6. Isaac Hadjar<\/p>\n 7. George Russell<\/p>\n 8. Liam Lawson<\/p>\n 9. Nico Hulkenberg<\/p>\n 10. Arvin Lindblad<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Kimi Antonelli speaks: \u201cIt was a tough race. Um, you know, it was very hard to overtake, so we had to do something with strategy. And initially, we tried to go for the one stop. I tried to go for one stop, but then they told me that the tire was too much limit, so we stopped.<\/p>\n \u201cI think today was big damage limitation, and we\u2019re gonna keep pushing because, uh, you know, second half is gonna be hard, but we try our best.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Max Verstappen speaks: \u201cI didn\u2019t expect to be on the podium today, but yeah, we worked hard for it\u2026. I saw the opportunity as my only one, and, uh, yeah, I just went for it. We\u2019re good on the brakes, so that helped, but I was, yeah, it was all under control.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lando Norris speaks: \u201cI don\u2019t know what happened, to be honest. I just kept losing the rear. Felt horrible, and then, of course, Oscar did a good job to get a cut back and get my pass, so I think I was just a bit wide in the dirt and get him over for the first time. But, no, I was pushing to try and force him into a mistake or something. My pace today was probably some of the best pace I\u2019ve ever had. The car was beautiful to drive, and I felt very confident, so, a great race, which is certainly not what I was expecting, but the pace was so good.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Norris to his McLaren team: \u201c\u201cWooo! Beautiful. Car was unbelievable today. Well done guys. Incredible, we\u2019re flying. Thank you so much for the car, nice to finally be able to do it all for you again. Feels like it\u2019s been a while. Congrats. Hard work pays off.\u201d<\/p>\n Race winner Lando Norris celebrates with his team in parc ferme. Photograph: Jordan McKean\/Formula 1\/Getty ImagesNorris lifts the trophy. Photograph: Mark Thompson\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.24 EDT<\/p>\n Big, friendly chat between Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris. Verstappen looks cheerful. \u201cOnce you have clean air, you are flying,\u201d he tells Norris.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The fastest driver was Carlos Sainz at 222mph, which will be no consolation to Oscar Piastri, with whom he had a touching of wheels before the previous leader\u2019s withdrawal.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Finishing third will be helpful for championship leader Kimi Antonelli.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAn excellent drive,\u201d Red Bull tell Verstappen. \u201cHow I finished second today, I don\u2019t know,\u201d he grumps.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Norris: \u201cWoooh, beautiful, car was brilliant today\u2026.I love you all.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Lando Norris wins the Hungarian Grand Prix<\/p>\n 70\/70 Norris wins his first GP of the season, with Verstappen in second, Antonelli third. Hamilton finishes fourth, though will drop to fifth with that penalty, and Leclerc jumping over his teammate.<\/p>\n McLaren’s British driver Lando Norris drives through the finish line to win. Photograph: Attila Kisbenedek\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.48 EDT<\/p>\n 69\/70 \u201cHanding out penalties like crazy,\u201d moans Hamilton as the Ferrari team break the bad news. Verstappen is holding on to second in some comfort. McLaren are worried that Norris doesn\u2019t suffer the same fate as Piastri.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 68\/70 Hamilton is 4.5 seconds off Leclerc and so should drop down to fifth if that pace sustains to the end of the race.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 67\/70 Norris\u2019s serenity remains, having ridden out his losing pole on the opening lap. He\u2019s told \u201cno exit kerbs\u201d. His team think that\u2019s what did for Piastri. He is asked to nurse the McLaren home.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Confirmation: Hamilton gets speeding penalty<\/p>\n 66\/70 That means he needs to get a bend on to hold off Leclerc who is setting fastest laps.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 65\/70 Verstappen, for all his complaints, has had quite a decent run of the race. A second-placed position is within his grasp.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 64\/70 These back markers are drivers in the top 10. That cost Antonelli two seconds in his pursuit of Verstappen. Lindblad, in ninth, is overtaken by Hulkenberg as he has to give way.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 63\/70 Antonelli is giving chase to Verstappen, who is just 0.6 seconds behind but he also has to deal with traffic, and all those back markers mean Hamilton can catch him up.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Hamilton speeding in the pit lane?<\/p>\n 62\/70 That pit-exited clash with Antonelli proves ill-fated for Hamilton. That will be five seconds.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 61\/70 Norris is a second slower than those two fliers. Back in the points, Hulkenberg is in 10th, as Bortoletto\u2019s lack of tyres slows him down.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 60\/70 Good battle between Antonelli and Hamilton. The former Mercedes man takes on his old team, his replacement, and has to ride out a back-end slide.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 59\/70 Hamilton made a judicious choice there. Now, does he have the time left to chase down Verstappen? Antonelli has similar intentions.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 58\/70 Did Hamilton risk a penalty there during the virtual safety car? \u201cI think I was ahead,\u201d says Antonelli. \u201cWe\u2019re talking it through,\u201d say his team. Hamilton hands back the place to Antonelli in third. Can Verstappen, nine seconds ahead, stay away?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 57\/70 Cheap pits for Norris and Hamilton. Antonelli\u2019s stop came at the wrong time. Norris still leads ahead of Verstappen, who did not pit, with Hamilton and Antonelli.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Piastri slows down and stops<\/p>\n 56\/70 Piastri, the former race leader, is out. Looks like his gears locked him. Virtual safety car.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 55\/70 Russell is coming in for Mercedes as he seeks to save his horror weekend. Antonelli asks what position he is in. \u201cWe have potential for P2,\u201d he is told on the radio.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 54\/70 Antonelli pits and comes out in sixth, ahead of Russell, luckless. Norris and Piastri are in front, and the gap between the two is 12.3 seconds.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 53\/70 Norris has the race to himself, the real race will happen for the podium positions. The gap is 8.5 seconds to Antonelli, whose team tell him his tyres will need to be changed.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 52\/70 Hamilton is closing on Piastri but Verstappen is closing on Hamilton. There\u2019s plenty left in the race.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 51\/70 Sergio Perez has drawn to a near-half in his Cadillac, having come off the track. He is crawling along, and making a nuisance of himself. Looks like both Cadillacs are out of the race.<\/p>\n