Oscar Piastri Turns Pole into Win in Bahrain

Oscar Piastri started the Bahrain Grand Prix from pole and he would hold on to that advantage for the entirety of the race. Piastri won the race by almost 16 seconds well ahead of the competition in comfortable clean air. Piastri appears to have bounced back after the last outing in Japan tha saw Max Verstappen beat Piastri for the win. McLaren was seemingly struggling last weekend in Japan but have recovered to reclaim the top spot putting both cars on the podium. Unfortunately for Red Bull the talk of challenging McLaren for the constructors championship is on hold until further notice. Mercedes now sits in second place of the championship.

George Russell Finds Success in Bahrain

George Russell returned to the podium positions securing P3 in the race. That was a really challenging race,” said Russell. “We had some problems in the last 12 laps including a brake-by-wire failure. When I was hitting the brakes, the pedal was inconsistent, and I had to do some resets for it to work properly again. For 10 laps in a row, going into every corner, I didn’t know whether it would be giving me the same feeling or not. It definitely compromised the race, but at the end of the day, bringing the car home in P2 is mega.

The brake-by-wire failure wasn’t the only technical challenge we were dealing with either! There were all sorts of issues going on with the transponder and the signals going to the car. That meant that we had to manually override the DRS. At one point, I hit the radio button and saw that the DRS was open. I closed it immediately and lifted off the throttle, so we actually gave up time. Happily, the stewards agreed that no sporting advantage was gained. All of those issues compromised that last stint but the main thing is we leave here with another podium and more solid points scored.”

Piastri comments on Win in Bahrain

Oscar Piastri has put on a masterclass thus far this year. Despite Lando Norris being the more experience driver. Piastri has made it clear that he is not here as a second driver for McLaren. Piastri has his eyes on the championship. 3 points separates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the championship lead. Max Verstappen was dethroned after a poor finish in P6 due to poor tire grip after moving to the hards after his first pit stop. Piastri was thrilled after the race. “It’s been an incredible weekend, starting off with Qualifying yesterday and it was nice to finish the job in style today. I can’t thank the team enough for the car they’ve given us – it was pretty handy out there!  

“I’m very proud of what I’ve done this weekend and proud to do it here in Bahrain as well. It’s obviously a very important race for us, given our ownership. It’s never been a track that’s been kind to us, so it’s great to finally get the first win for the team in Bahrain.” 

Results from the Bahrain Grand Prix