Watch the jaw-dropping moment McLaren star stunned Lando Norris and Max Verstappen to lead the Hungarian Grand Prix… as incredible act of generosity earns Australian his first win

• Oscar Piastri takes the lead at the Hungarian Grand Prix
• He shocked Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in the first lap
• Piastri aims for his first Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri pulled off the biggest upset in the world by beating Lando Norris and Max Verstappen to take the lead in the Hungarian Grand Prix.

But it was an incredible – and yet prolonged – act of generosity from the British star that allowed Piastri to claim his first Grand Prix victory in the most powerful of team feuds in Budapest.

In a stunning move that once again proved the Australian’s credentials as a future world champion, the 23-year-old kept his cool as he went wheel-to-wheel in a three-way race into the first corner as the lights went out.

Occupying the inside line thanks to his P2 qualifying position in Saturday’s penalty shootout, Piastri put his nose in front of McLaren team-mate Norris, forcing the Briton to run wide, which pushed Verstappen off the track.

Verstappen returned to the tarmac in second and as the Melbourne driver stretched his legs out in front, Norris and the Dutchman spent the next few laps bickering over the incident – with the Red Bull ace forced to return the blow.

As the race wore on, Norris closed the gap on Piastri while Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton threatened behind. In an attempt to prevent the Red Bull and Mercedes stars from taking the top two spots, McLaren called the Briton into the pits first for a second tyre change.

But that inadvertently meant Norris found himself in front of Piastri after the Australian came in for his change, meaning McLaren had a decision to make.

McLaren ordered Norris to hand the position back to his team-mate, but the Briton refused to comply as the calls from the garage became increasingly frustrating.

As social media was awash with complaints from fans that Piastri had been “had over” by Norris and the team, the Briton showed a surprising change of heart with three laps to go.

He pulled away in the final straight, allowing Piastri to pass him and he took the victory.

“Don’t say anything,” a disgruntled Norris said on team radio after the move.

Although visibly upset by the team’s instructions, Norris did not show his disappointment after the race: “The team asked me to do it, so I did it. That’s all.”

A delighted Piastri said: “It’s really very special. It’s the day I dreamed of as a child, to stand on the top step of the F1 podium. It was obviously a bit tricky at the end, but I put myself in the right position from the start.”

Asked if he was worried about the team order fiasco, Piastri said: “The longer you wait, the more you get a little nervous, but it was well executed by the team.”

Piastri had a solid second season with the Papaya, although he failed to secure a first Grand Prix victory that his races deserved.

Norris, the polesitter for Sunday’s race, said he was fully confident he could turn his front-row start into a victory before the lights went out.

“I expect to win, and if I don’t it won’t be a good day,” he said. “The car is handling well, I’m driving well, so the goal is obvious.”