McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took his third win of the year and with it the world championship lead at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Piastri benefited from a penalty for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to take control of the race and score his second win in a week.
Verstappen was given a five-second penalty for illegally keeping the lead from Piastri by going off the track at the first corner but had more than enough pace to keep second place.
McLaren’s Lando Norris recovered from 10th place on the grid after his crash in qualifying to finish fourth behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Norris, on an off-set tyre strategy, was closing in on Leclerc as the race reached its closing stages but his medium tyres lost their edge of pace and the Ferrari driver was able to hold him back.
Piastri’s third win in five races so far this season puts the Australian 10 points clear of Norris in the championship, with Verstappen just two points further adrift.
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