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Piastri triumphant in Hungary as Lando Norris made to follow McLaren order
Oscar Piastri

A FURIOUS Lando Norris was forced to give up the second Formula One victory of his career today after he followed a McLaren team order to allow Oscar Piastri to win a controversial Hungarian Grand Prix.

A mediocre getaway from pole position at the Hungaroring saw Norris drop behind team-mate Piastri.

But he was handed an apparent lifeline by McLaren when they pulled him in for his second tyre change two laps earlier than his team-mate.

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