McLaren’s explanation for the pit stop decision that dropped Oscar Piastri behind teammate Lando Norris early in the Hungarian Grand Prix hasn’t proved entirely convincing that the strategy was a neutral call.
Piastri missed his second shot at a maiden podium chance in Budapest after a strategy call early in the race dropped him from second to third.
Piastri had been running behind eventual runaway winner Max Verstappen in the first stint thanks to a superb start that sliced him underneath both Lewis Hamilton and teammate Lando Norris at the first corner.
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Hamilton ended up fourth after the start-line scramble, but his Mercedes car was equ...
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