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
Oscar Piastri with the Saudi Arabian GP trophy in Jeddah on Sunday. Pic/Getty Images
Oscar Piastri has shown he has the pace to fight for the Formula 1 title. In winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, 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.
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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. I tried my best. Obviously, the stewards had to get involved. I thought I was far enough up and that’s what won me the race,” Piastri said.
Charles Leclerc was third for Ferrari and Piastri’s teammate, Lando Norris, finished fourth thanks to a smart strategy and overtaking. It was the second win in a row for Piastri, who took the victory in Bahrain last week and has three wins from five races this year. Piastri leads the standings by 10 points from Norris, with Verstappen two points further back in third.
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