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The Formula 1 circus is heading into a well-deserved summer break after a gruelling 14-race stretch. And if the puzzling Budapest weekend is anything to go by, some drivers and teams will need more time than others to decompress. 

It is a long-standing matter of humour in the Formula 1 paddock that the “possible race strategies” infographic Pirelli circulates on Sunday mornings often bears no relationship at all to the way the race pans out.

McLaren topped the podium in Hungary as Lando Norris closed the title gap with his teammate while George Russell took third for Mercedes

The British driver took the chequered flag ahead of his McLaren teammate with a bold one-stop strategy

It would be a stretch to call this a fully deserved victory, but luck probably wasn’t the only factor at play. Lando Norris seized every opportunity the race presented and converted an alternative strategy into another win — which is a rarity in F1 these days. Sport isn’t always fair, and…

Lando Norris held on from a late siege from Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, having gambled on a one-stop strategy and hunkered down in the final 10 laps to close in on his team-mate's Formula 1 championship lead.

Lando Norris held on from a late siege from Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, having gambled on a one-stop strategy and hunkering down in the final 10 laps to close on his team-mate's Formula 1 championship lead.

Aston Martin is a rare sight in Q3 this season. Until this weekend, Fernando Alonso had reached the final phase of a 2025 Formula 1 qualifying session just four times, team-mate Lance Stroll only once.

Aston Martin is a rare sight in Q3 this season. Until this weekend, Fernando Alonso had reached the final phase of a 2025 Formula 1 qualifying session just four times, team-mate Lance Stroll only once.