Lando Norris wins F1 Hungarian GP for first victory of season as Piastri retires

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World champion wins from pole; Piastri’s gearbox fails Verstappen second, championship leader Antonelli third Lando Norris finally had reason to celebrate after a testing opening to the season, as McLaren’s defending Formula One world champion took his first win of the year at the Hungarian Grand Prix. However, while t
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World champion wins from pole; Piastri’s gearbox fails Verstappen second, championship leader Antonelli third Lando Norris finally had reason to celebrate after a testing opening to the season, as McLaren’s defending Formula One world champion took his first win of the year at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
However, while the victory was thoroughly deserved in an incident-packed race, there was an all too familiar feel to the bigger picture as Kimi Antonelli emerged from a weekend that might have been considered damage limitation for the Mercedes driver having once more extended his advantage at the top of the drivers’ championship.
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