World champion Lando Norris took victory from pole place in Hungary on Sunday to safe his and McLaren’s first grand prix win of 2026.
Norris was handed for the lead by team-mate Oscar Piastri initially however the Australian later retired from the race with a gearbox failure.
Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen completed second and title chief Kimi Antonelli claimed the ultimate podium in place in third.
Lewis Hamilton, who was given a three-place grid penalty earlier than the race for impeding Piastri in qualifying, dropped from fourth to fifth on the chequered flag, after he was handed a five-second time penalty for dashing within the pit lane.
Listed here are my rankings for a way the drivers carried out throughout the entire weekend in Hungary.
Lando Norris – 9.5/10
The whole weekend McLaren and Norris have been ready for. Pole place, excellent tempo when lastly launched into clear air and a managed run to the flag earned him his first grand prix victory of the season, even when dropping the lead on lap one was a minor blemish.
Max Verstappen – 8.5/10
Dragged a tough Pink Bull to a outcome that seemed unlikely after qualifying. He battled fixed points along with his automotive all through the weekend however nonetheless put himself in the precise place to inherit second when Piastri retired.
Kimi Antonelli – 8/10
A powerful damage-limitation drive from Mercedes’ championship chief. His failure to gradual sufficiently for yellow flags in qualifying compromised his beginning place, however recovering from seventh to the rostrum and holding off the Ferraris was a formidable response.
Charles Leclerc – 6.5/10
Ferrari seemed extraordinarily fast on Friday however Leclerc was unable to show that promise right into a podium. Misplaced positions to Oscar Piastri and team-mate Lewis Hamilton initially and completed fifth on the street earlier than Hamilton’s penalty promoted him.
Lewis Hamilton – 6.5/10
The quickest Ferrari driver throughout the weekend, however two pricey penalties undid a lot of the nice work. He missed pole by simply 0.012 seconds and raced strongly, but impeding Piastri in qualifying and dashing within the pit lane turned a possible podium into fifth.
Isack Hadjar – 7.5/10
A quieter weekend from Hadjar. Certified and completed comfortably contained in the factors and introduced dwelling sixth on a day when his extra skilled team-mate demonstrated how tough the Pink Bull was to drive.
George Russell – 7.5/10
A wonderful restoration after anti-stall dropped him from sixth to twenty first initially. Qualifying was disrupted by a water leak and his race appeared ruined inside seconds, however the Mercedes driver fought his manner again to seventh to rescue useful factors.
Liam Lawson – 7.5/10
Admitted he underperformed in qualifying however put that proper with an excellent race. Used his brisker tyres to go team-mate Arvid Lindblad late on and led Racing Bulls dwelling in eighth.
Nico Hulkenberg – 8/10
A deserved factors end after reaching Q3 and preserving himself on the entrance of the midfield battle. Handed Lindblad late on and comfortably outperformed Audi team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto throughout the weekend.
Arvid Lindblad – 7.5/10
One other robust rookie weekend. Reached Q3 regardless of lacking most of ultimate follow and made an bold one-stop technique work properly sufficient to say the ultimate level, though Lawson bought the higher of him.
