JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Oscar Piastri don shine again for McLaren as e carry first place for Saudi Arabian Grand Prix wey happen today for Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Na im third win for di season, and e don take over from Lando Norris as di leading driver for di championship.
Piastri, wey be 24-year-old Australian, deliver strong race performance as Max Verstappen finish second after him bin get five-second penalty. Charles Leclerc from Ferrari join dem for podium, na him first podium this season as e finish third. Norris manage move from 10th position to finish fourth.
Dis victory keep McLaren on top for constructors’ standings, wey dem don dey maintain since di beginning of di season. Piastri now get 99 points, clear 10 points ahead of team-mate Norris, wey don gather 89 points.
For di race wey occur on a street circuit wey no get mercy, Piastri make big move on di first corner wey put am in control. E report say di pressure for track dey high, but e handle am well to keep di lead till di end.
“Na big race wey require plenty focus. I dey happy say I fit run my race well and no mistake happen,” Piastri talk to di media after di race. E bin also talk say di clean air after di pit stop help am a lot, as e fit cool di tires and maintain di pace against Verstappen.
Verstappen wey finish second, express him disappointment about di penalty wey affect him position. “To be honest, anything I go talk about dat penalty na waste of time, everybody don hear di rules don change,” e said. Despite di setback, e still show strong pace throughout di race.
Leclerc don also show signs of strong performance as e finish third after impressive tire management wey help am maintain style throughout di race. “I dey proud of di work wey di team don do, but we still need to push to improve dis car,” e add.
Norris, wey don pass plenty challenge after im crash for qualifying, say him dey happy with how e recover. “I don make my race difficult from di start, but I wan focus to improve my qualifying going forward,” e talk.
As di teams dey prepare for di next race for Miami on di weekend of May 2-4, McLaren dey ahead of di competition. Di constructors’ standing shows McLaren with 188 points, Mercedes wey follow dem get 111 points, while Red Bull and Ferrari dey bring up di rear with 89 and 78 points respectively.
Di next race go show if Piastri fit maintain dis top form as e waka go Miami with confidence and momentum wey dey on im side.
