Norris wins his first grand prix of year in Hungary

Norris wins his first grand prix of year in HungaryImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lando Norris' win in Hungary is his first grand prix victory since Sao Paulo in November last yearByAndrew BensonF1 Correspondent at the HungaroringPublished3 minutes ago9 CommentsLando Norris took his and McLaren's first victory of the year in a compelling Hungarian Grand Prix.As Norris cruised to a comfortable victory, there was a tense fight for the remaining podium positions in the closing laps between Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli.Verstappen just managed to hold on while Antonelli took third to extend his championship lead to 50 points over Lewis Hamilton and 59 over his Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who finished seventh after a bad start.Ferrari's Hamilton finished the grand prix on Antonelli's tail in fourth place but was penalised five seconds for speeding in the pit lane and dropped to fifth behind his team-mate Charles Leclerc.Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri led for most of the first half of the race but retired from second place with a gearbox failure.The key stories of the race were:Norris' victory, helped by a controversial strategy that did not please his team-mate PiastriA surprise second for Verstappen after a strategy gamble paid off for Red BullYet another penalty harming Hamilton's prospects on a disappointing race for Ferrari given their paceA positive weekend for Aston Martin with their new car, despite not scoring pointsMore to followRelated topicsFormula 1More on this storyMalaysia to host postponed Bahrain GPPublished3 hours agoAndrew Benson Q&A: Send us your questionsPublished1 day ago