Norris endured a difficult start to Sunday’s race in Budapest when he dropped from third to fifth, behind Aston Martin rival Fernando Alonso and the Mercedes of George Russell.

After making his way past Alonso’s car, Norris decided to stretch out his first stint and opt for a one-stop strategy, while Russell, Piastri and pole-sitting Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc went down the two-stop route.

Norris assumed the lead of the race once the final pit stops had been completed and, despite Piastri closing a gap of more than 10 seconds to pile the pressure on in the closing laps, the Briton ultimately had enough in hand to secure the win.

“I’m dead, I’m dead,” Norris smiled when giving his initial reaction to the fight and race as a whole before the podium ceremony.

“We weren’t really planning on the one-stop at the beginning, but after the first lap it
was kind of our only option to get back into things. It was tough.

“The final stint with Oscar catching, I was pushing flat-out. My voice has gone a little
bit! But good, rewarding even more because of that – the perfect result today.”
Asked to expand on why he went for one stop rather than two, Norris continued: “I
didn’t think it would probably get us the win; I thought maybe it would get us at least
into second.