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Jonathan Noble

McLaren insists Norris F1 Hungarian GP strategy call not a case of favouritism

Piastri was running second behind race leader Max Verstappen in the early stages at the Hungaroring when at the first stops, the team elected to pit third-placed Norris instead.

The extra pace that Norris got from fresh rubber was enough to help him leapfrog Piastri, who stopped one lap later, and found himself emerging from the pits behind his team-mate.

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