Norris Takes Hungary in Stunning One-Stop Masterclass
Alright, let’s talk about the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix – and what a race it was! Lando Norris has claimed a brilliant victory at the Hungaroring, delivering McLaren their 200th Formula 1 win in style. It wasn’t the smoothest start for Norris, who dropped a few positions early on, but what followed was a masterclass in race strategy and execution.
A bold one-stop strategy was rolled out by McLaren after Norris lost ground on the first lap. Initially, it hadn’t been the plan, but once the shuffle happened, that was their best option to recover – and it paid off big time. Norris switched to the hard compound early, and from there, it was all about tire management, consistency, and not putting a foot wrong. He admitted afterward that it was exhausting – “I'm dead,” were his words – but he held on under serious pressure from his teammate Oscar Piastri in the final laps.
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Speaking of Piastri, he threw everything at Norris. With fresher tires and cleaner air in the second stint, the Aussie looked threatening. At one point, it seemed like he might just pull off the overtake, but Hungary is notorious for being a tough circuit to pass on, and Norris never gave him the opening he needed. A slight lock-up from Piastri in the final few laps gave Norris the breathing room he needed to bring it home.
This win marks Norris’ fifth of the season and cuts Piastri’s championship lead down to just nine points as we head into the summer break. The title fight is alive and well, and McLaren’s driver duo are making sure of it. Another one-two finish for the team – their second this year – has really set the tone for the final stretch of the season.
Behind them, George Russell took third for Mercedes after a scrappy but effective race. He had a few run-ins, including a tight moment with Charles Leclerc, who had started on pole but faded to fourth due to a chassis issue that made the car nearly undriveable mid-race. Needless to say, Leclerc was visibly frustrated post-race, saying they need to make sure those problems “never ever happen again.”
Elsewhere, Fernando Alonso managed fifth for Aston Martin – an impressive drive given his ongoing back issues – and Gabriel Bortoleto had a standout race, grabbing sixth for Sauber, his best F1 result to date.
In the constructors’ standings, McLaren is flying with 11 wins already this year, now sitting well clear of Ferrari and Mercedes. With ten races left and the gap in the drivers’ standings shrinking, this title fight is shaping up to be a thriller when we return in Zandvoort at the end of August.
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