Norris takes first win of F1 title defence in tense Hungarian Grand Prix

Lando Norris took the first victory of his and McLaren's Formula 1 world championship defence in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

There was some intra-team angst along the way, as Norris ran wide at Turn 2 on the first lap and his team-mate Oscar Piastri grabbed the lead.

As they ran 1-2 thereafter, Norris made no secret on team radio of his belief that he could run much faster if ahead, and sounded frustrated at McLaren's reluctance to make that possible for him.

But Norris got his chance during the second pitstop sequence, when he stayed out and, helped by Piastri losing time when Carlos Sainz's Williams pushed him off the road while being lapped, finally jumped his team-mate then stormed away in the lead.

McLaren lost its 1-2 when Piastri retired with 14 laps to go, reporting a gearbox failure - after which the team urged Norris to avoid exit kerbs.

A virtual safety car to clear the parked McLaren gave Max Verstappen chance to snatch second for Red Bull as he was rare among the frontrunners in not pitting at that point - and he then stayed far enough clear of the new-tyred cars behind him.

Mercedes never looked like a realistic winner. Kimi Antonelli led for a spell on what rivals thought was a one-stop strategy but turned out to be a two-stop with very late stops.

That at least meant he didn't need to pit under the VSC, which gained him places over both of the disappointing Ferraris and meant he finished third. Lewis Hamilton picked up a pitlane speeding penalty at that VSC stop which dropped him from fourth to fifth behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.

George Russell's title hopes took another hit as his Mercedes' anti-stall kicked in at the start and he fell all the way to last into the first corner. Seventh, just behind Isack Hadjar's Red Bull, was the limit of his comeback drive.

Racing Bulls and Audi battled for the final points, with two-stoppers Liam Lawson and Nico Hulkenberg prevailing over their one-stopping team-mates Arvid Lindblad and Gabriel Bortoleto across eighth through 11th.

Aston Martin showed its progress with its upgraded car again in the race, Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso coming through to a relatively lofty 13th and 14th as they beat Franco Colapinto's Alpine as well as the Haas and Williams.