McLaren’s Piastri powers to ‘mega’ win in Bahrain

Oscar Piastri secured his first victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix, marking McLaren’s inaugural win at this venue after 21 attempts, finishing 15.499 seconds ahead of George Russell. Piastri’s win followed a dominant performance throughout the weekend, while Lando Norris placed third, though he faced a five-second penalty and expressed disappointment in not achieving a one-two finish for McLaren. Max Verstappen struggled to sixth place, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton taking fourth and fifth, respectively, as the race concluded under floodlights in Bahrain.