Lando Norris admitted after his victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix that he was "not making life very easy" for himself in his title battle with teammate Oscar Piastri. Norris' win closes the gap to his McLaren teammate in the championship to nine points going into Formula 1's summer break and was his third win in the last four races.

However, the victory did not come without its challenges. Norris dropped to fifth place on the first lap after compromising himself trying to pass Piastri at the first corner. "It's already tough, and it's going to continue to be tough," Norris said. "It's pretty small margins between us. I'm sure there's some things I can do better on and improve on, and I'm sure he'll probably say a similar thing."

Norris had to switch to a one-stop tyre strategy to try to recover ground, and it paid off, even though McLaren did not know when they made the decision whether he would be able to make it work. "It's one of the first ones I've won in probably this manner," Norris said. "I've not won many races, so most circumstances are still new, but I think it's the first one where doing a completely alternate strategy to most, giving myself that opportunity, worked out."

Norris' win was his fifth of the season, compared to Piastri's six, and the two drivers expect a close fight to the end of the season when the championship resumes at the Dutch Grand Prix on 29-31 August. Piastri said, "It's going to be a tough second half of the year. It has been tough already, and the margins are very fine. So, I think it's going to be great watching."

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella emphasized the team's commitment to fair competition between their drivers. "We are McLaren Racing," Stella said. "We bring the value of racing into Formula 1. So we want to give great racing for Formula 1. We want to give our two drivers the possibility to utilise, express their talent, pursue their aspirations, their personal success, and this needs to happen within the boundaries of the team interest, and the fairness, the sportsmanship, and the respect for one another."

As the season progresses, the competition between Norris and Piastri is expected to intensify, making for an exciting conclusion to the Formula 1 championship.