Teammate forced to hand Aussie GP win

Oscar Piastri claimed his maiden expansive prix successful the astir melodramatic of circumstances aft his teammate Lando Norris was forced to measurement speech successful the last stages of the Hungary GP.

Piastri had led the contention for astir of the time aft grabbing the pb connected the opening lap, but recovered himself down Norris with astir 25 laps remaining due to the fact that of squad tactics.

Norris was successful 2nd and had Lewis Hamilton blistery connected his heels truthful McLaren allowed him to pit first. Changing to fresher tyres archetypal gave him an vantage connected Piastri, who rejoined the contention successful 2nd aft his pit stop.

It created an incredibly tense and awkward decorativeness arsenic Norris built a five-second spread connected the Aussie – and had a lengthy statement implicit the squad vigor astir wherefore helium should beryllium allowed to enactment successful front.

“Do the close thing,” Norris was told.

But connected the 68th of 70 laps helium yet obeyed squad orders and pulled speech to giftwrap Piastri his archetypal win.

Norris finished 2nd portion Hamilton grabbed third, aft a precocious tangle with Max Verstappen.