McLaren driver Oscar Piastri wins F1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to take overall lead
The Hindu
Oscar Piastri wins Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after penalty drama, taking the lead in F1 standings.
Oscar Piastri has shown he has the pace to fight for the Formula 1 title. In winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, he showed he can win an argument, too.
For the first time this season, a penalty played a key role in deciding a race win as Piastri went top of the standings with his victory.
Piastri’s two earlier wins this season had been dominant drives from pole position. This time he had to get past four-time champion Max Verstappen.
Verstappen started on pole but went off the track when battling for the lead with Piastri at the very first corner. He stayed in front but got a five-second penalty. Piastri argued he had got in front of Verstappen on the inside of the corner and deserved the place.
“Once I got on the inside, I wasn’t coming out of turn one in second,” Piastri said.
“I tried my best. Obviously, the stewards had to get involved. I thought I was plenty far enough up and that’s what won me the race.”
Charles Leclerc was third for Ferrari and Piastri’s McLaren teammate, Lando Norris, finished fourth thanks to a smart strategy and overtaking. Norris had started 10th following a crash in qualifying.
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