Norris fends off Verstappen and Antonelli to win Hungarian Grand Prix

Lando Norris took his and McLaren’s first grand prix victory of the year in a compelling race in Hungary. As the world champion 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.

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Norris snatches pole from Hamilton for Hungarian Grand Prix

McLaren’s Lando Norris took his first grand prix pole position of the season in Hungary – but Lewis Hamilton was denied the chance to make it an all-British front row by a penalty for impeding. A three-place penalty for blocking Norris’ team-mate Oscar Piastri has dropped Hamilton to fifth on the grid. Charles Leclerc will now start from P2 in the second Ferrari while championship leader Kimi Antonelli rises to third in his Mercedes.

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Antonelli fends off Leclerc to win Belgian Grand Prix

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli re-established the comfortable championship lead that had been eroded in the past three races with victory in the Belgian Grand Prix while team-mate George Russell crashed out. The Italian fought back from a delay caused by a virtual safety-car period to catch and pass Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for his sixth win in 10 races this season.

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Antonelli charges to pole ahead of Belgian Grand Prix

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli took a scintillating pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix, leaving team-mate and title rival George Russell trailing in fourth, more than 0.5 seconds adrift. The Italian, who leads the championship from Russell by 25 points, beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.317secs, even though the four-time champion had the help of a tow from team-mate Isack Hadjar. McLaren’s Lando Norris was an impressive third, 0.440secs back, despite bailing on his final lap, but the world champion has a 10-place grid penalty.

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Leclerc wins dramatic British Grand Prix from Russell and Hamilton

Charles Leclerc took Ferrari’s second win in three races in a dramatic British Grand Prix as chaos broke out in the closing stages. Leclerc, claiming his first victory for nearly two years, led home Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton as the race finished confusingly under a safety car. Race control initially said the safety car would be coming in with one lap to go, setting the scene for a thrilling one-lap dash to the finish, but it then stayed out, meaning the order remained the same until the chequered flag.

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