On lap 68 of the 70-lap Hungarian Grand Prix, McLaren’s Lando Norris slowed down to let Australian star Oscar Piastri past – securing the 23-year-old his maiden victory at the pinnacle of motor sport.
Piastri’s unflinching nerves of steel have long been his calling card, and on the first corner of the first lap at the famous Hungaroring they delivered him his most important overtake to date.
That overtake proved crucial as 67 laps into the 70-lap race when McLaren sensationally ordered Norris to let him past after Norris was earlier given preferential treatment over Piastri for pit-stop strategy to hold off a rampaging Lewis Hamilton behind them. But Norris had proved his point - inheriting the lead on lap 45 and pouring on the pace until he eventually relented after panicked pleas from his own team to give Piastri back his rightful place.
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