Norris: Pressure on Antonelli, does not rule out F1 title fightback

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Craig Slater runs through the biggest talking points from the Hungarian GP as Norris finally wins in 2026, Hamilton gets another penalty, Piastri fumes at McLaren's strategy and Antonelli tops the Drivers' Standings heading into the summer break

Lando Norris has not ruled out mounting a title fightback and says all the pressure is on Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli.

Norris claimed McLaren's first Grand Prix win of the season on Sunday with an impressive performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix. He sits fifth in the Drivers' Championship, 91 points behind Antonelli with 11 rounds remaining.

Last year, Max Verstappen was 104 points off the championship lead with 10 events to go and fell just two points short of the title, which was won by Norris.

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"The pressure is on him [Antonelli] for sure. There's no pressure on me. I've been feeling very confident," Norris told Sky Sports F1.

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"They [Mercedes] have made more mistakes as a team and we have made less and we have come strong but I expect them to still win races and expect us to win more races. We just need to be perfect from here on now for the whole year.

"We need to improve the car still. We were certainly the quickest in Hungary from qualifying to the race. Not every race is going to be this simple, and we are going to be as quick, so we need to work hard to try to get the car to be this good everywhere. If we can, maybe that's a genuine question."

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Highlights from the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix

McLaren brought a major upgrade package to Hungary, including a new floor, which has given them a significant pace boost after having been able to fight at the front for most of the season.

Team principal Andrea Stella expects everyone to continue to bring new parts after the summer break, so McLaren must continue to improve as well.

"Like it's always been in this 2026 season, it's a matter of a race of upgrades. The good news is that McLaren is now back in this race of upgrades, while fighting for the lead," he said.

"But I expect that the car that will be the best car at the end of the season will keep adding tenths of a second in the next 11 races, probably as much as half a second. So definitely a lot of work ahead of everyone, not only McLaren."

Image: The F1 Drivers' Championship with 11 rounds remaining

Norris Defends Pit Priority Call in Hungary

Norris lost out to Piastri on the opening lap of Sunday's race and was stuck behind his team-mate, despite clearly having more pace in hand.

He eventually used that speed advantage around the second pit stop phase by running longer than Piastri and overcutting the Australian. Prior to that moment, Norris wanted to pit first and had stated on the radio he was "miles faster".

"I just want to win the race. There are certain rules we have as a team, and we can't harm each other's race by being overly aggressive and wanting to win," said Norris in the press conference.

"But I want to win, and I certainly had much better pace than him. We had a much better chance of winning the race, let's say.

"When I was stuck behind Oscar, Max was three or four seconds behind, and at that point he's still a threat."

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Lando Norris reacts to his first win of 2026, saying he always believed he could win and calling it one of his best personal performances