Formula One Norris is ready to compete all the way with Piastri

LANDO Norris believes his championship battle with Oscar Piastri will go to the wire following his victory at Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix

- writes the Press Association's Philip Duncan.

Norris started third and dropped to fifth after a poor first corner at the Hungaroring before he rolled the strategy dice - stopping one less time than his rivals - to take the lead and then held off Piastri’s late charge in a brilliant finale.

Piastri came within centimetres of colliding with Norris on the penultimate lap when he momentarily lost control of his McLaren as he attempted a banzai move for the win. But Norris survived and held his nerve to keep the fast-charging Australian at bay to land his fifth win of the season - his third in his last four appearances - taking the chequered flag just six tenths clear and reducing the championship deficit to nine points with 10 rounds remaining. Max Verstap-pen, who finished ninth on Sunday, remains in third in the standings but 97 points off the championship pace.

“I'm dead,’ said Norris. “In the final stint Oscar was catching and I was pushing flat out. My voice has gone a little bit.