In a race with lots of drama and plenty of passing, Oscar Piastri made sure to stay ahead of trouble.
A week after turning 24 years old, the McLaren driver took his second win of Formula 1’s 2025 season in dominant fashion at Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix while slashing the championship points gap to teammate Lando Norris, who managed only a third-place finish after an eventful race.
Piastri started in pole position and kept Mercedes driver George Russell behind him, fending off a challenge for the lead after a restart. Russell held on to second after defending his position on the last lap from Norris, who had started sixth.
“It’s been an incredible weekend,” Piastri said after securing McLaren’s first Bahrain GP victory. “To finish the job today in style was nice.”
The Australian driver who is in his third F1 season now has four career wins. The pole position was the second of his career.