Lando Norris used his opportunity
It would be a stretch to call this a fully deserved victory, but luck probably wasn’t the only factor at play. Lando Norris seized every opportunity the race presented and converted an alternative strategy into another win — which is a rarity in F1 these days. Sport isn’t always fair, and there are likely other drivers who performed better in Budapest than Norris. Oscar Piastri was quicker than his team-mate in qualifying and avoided mistakes on lap 1 — unlike Lando — but that put him on a strategy that ultimately wasn’t the best.
