Australian Oscar Piastri leads the Formula 1 drivers’ championship. There is evidence to suggest he could go all the way.
The Australian took a commanding lead from pole and did not look back,only relinquishing the lead briefly to pit for new tyres.
The four-time reigning world champion has won in Suzuka for the fourth time in a row,despite Norris and Piastri having the best race car on the grid.
Oscar Piastri started from pole position in his first grand prix since his heartbreak at Albert Park and drove a near-faultless race en route to victory.
The Australian superstar will start Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix from pole – the first time he’s ever started an F1 grand prix from the head of the grid.
McLaren’s Lando Norris won a chaotic rain-affected Australian Grand Prix,with the Brit just managing to stay ahead of Max Verstappen following a third safety car late in Sunday’s race.
McLaren’s Lando Norris has claimed a dramatic win in the Australian Grand Prix,pipping reigning Formula 1 world champion Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
In front of a record Saturday crowd at Albert Park of 136,347 fans,McLaren’s front-row lockout was even more imposing than it was predictable.
The Verstappen v Russell conflict has continued throughout the off-season and remains a prominent talking point ahead of the Australian Grand Prix this weekend.
Mercedes driver George Russell has hit back at Max Verstappen,saying the world champion believes he is above the law.