Oscar Piastri file photo© AFP
Oscar Piastri de McLaren won the Saudi Grand Prix on Sunday by Red Bull Poleter Max Verstappen to lead the World Championship for the first time in his career.
Ferrari de Charles Leclerc completed the podium for this fifth round of the season under the spotlights of the Jeddah Corniche circuit.
Piastri’s third victory this year was largely decided in the first round, when Verstappen took a five -second penalty for obtaining an advantage after leaving the track.
He became the first Australian to lead the pilot ranking since his agent, Mark Webber, 15 years ago.
“Very happy to have won,” made the difference at the start. Great race.
“Max was still a little too close to my taste!” Piastri said after crossing the line of 2.843 seconds away from the quadruple world champion.
His teammate McLaren Lando Norris, who entered the weekend at the top of the ranking, took fourth before the two Mercedes by George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.
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