Lando Norris: ‘I was better than Piastri in every sense’ in battle for victory
Lando Norris claimed he was the superior driver during the Hungarian Grand Prix despite losing the lead to teammate Oscar Piastri early in the race. Norris ultimately secured victory after a strategic pit stop sequence and Piastri's late-race mechanical failure.
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Lando Norris claims he was “just better in every sense” relative to McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri on his way to a resounding victory in Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix.
After snatching pole position by 0.012s over Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, Norris lost the lead to Piastri on lap one as he slid on the dirty outside line in Hamilton corner.
The Briton easily kept up with the sister car’s pace, staying within two seconds in the first 33 laps of the race, albeit without being able to mount a credible challenge in terms of overtaking.
At that stage, Norris was keen to pit again in order to have free air on new tyres, but McLaren’s ‘papaya rules’ meant race leader Piastri had priority, so it was the Australian who headed to the pitlane.
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