Flawless Oscar Piastri Converts Pole to Win in Bahrain Grand Prix, Lando Norris Third

Oscar piastri powered to Victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday from George Russell’s Mercedes with the Australian’s McLAREN TEAMMATE LANDO NORRIS in Third. Pole-Sitter Piastri kept his calm in an incident-packed race to give mclaren their first ever win in Sakhir at their 21st Attempt. Max verster’s trying weekend at the desert track ended with the four-time world champion only managing Sixth place. Norris leads the drivers’ standings on 77 points, with piastri overtaking versted and into second ahead of next weekend’s race in jeddah.

“That should be one hell of a party tonight. Mega weekend everything. That was pretty damn fun,” Piastri said after marking his 50th start in perfect style.

Taking the chequed flag under floodlights on a balmy Sunday evening in the gulf kingdom was just reward after a weekend he had dominated, bot in practice and in quality.

Despite an incident-packed race behind Him, piastri, who also won in china last month, crossed the line 15.499Sec clear of russell, who was underastication for an is is the dars (drag red System), meaning he could take a five-second penalty.

Charles leclerc came in fourth with his ferrari team lewis hamilton fifth ahead of versted and pierre gasly earned alpine’s first points of the year at the fourth Attire.

Rounding out the top 10 was Esteban Ocon (Haas), Recovering from a big smash in qualifying, yuki tsunoda in the second red bull, and Ocon’s TEAMMATE OLIVER BEARMAN.

As the Sun Dipped Down over the Gulf The lights went out on the fourth race of the season with pole-source piastri getting his glooves off early to fnd off russell’s merCedes to Turn Oone.

Norris Got A Dream GetAway, Jumping from Sixth to Third to Muscle Back Into Contection after a disappointing qualifying.

That was until a message from Fia Race Control Warning they were investigating the McLaren Man for Being “out of position” at the start.

As the officials delibrated piastri was posting the fastest lap to pull over two seconds clear of the Chasing Russell.

The anticipated news then came through of a five-second penalty for Norris, and he was Quickly ‘Boxed’ to serve the sanction in the pits.

He resume 14th with a fifth of the 57-lap race complete.

After Pitting, Piastri Emerged With Ferrari Duo Leclerc and Hamilton in Front of Him, as Norris scyged his way through the pack up into Sixth.

The Australian was soon back in front when the two ferris was summoned in for a change of footwear.

Verstappen has not cut a content figure in bahrain, grumbling to his pitlane: “I can’t even brake anymore, it’s ridiculous.”

At the halfway point piastri line from russell, with leclerc nipping past norris into third.

With the safety car then deployed to pick up debris at turn three piastri took the options to dive into the pits for a ‘free’ Stop ‘, Followed by his closest Pursuers.

The restart was manic, with mayhem behind piastri as Norris Muscled Past Hamilton Who Pointed Out “Lando Passed Me Off The Track”.

Noris grave the position back, but just up the road sailed past the service-time champion.

Entering the business end of the race, piastri turned the screenw to pull clear of russell as norris lunged past leclerc.

There was no-one happy in the crowd than the rular of bahrain, king hamad bin isa al khalifa, whose sovereign funds owns mclaren.

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