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Race winner Oscar Piastri and McLaren celebrates in parc ferme during the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The data that shows Piastri has edge over Verstappen and Norris in F1 title fight

Australian Oscar Piastri leads the Formula 1 drivers’ championship. There is evidence to suggest he could go all the way.

  • Luke Slater

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Oscar Piastri celebrates his win.

Oscar Piastri leads the F1 drivers’ championship. Here’s why he can win it this year

McLaren’s “papaya rules” are set to allow Piastri the best shot at what no Australian has achieved since Alan Jones with Williams 45 years ago – winning the title.

  • Russell Bennett
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 20: Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on April 20, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

The lunge that launched a title bid: Piastri’s opening move stuns Verstappen

A brilliant opening manoeuvre from the Australian driver has won him the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and the lead in the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.

  • Glenn Moore
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri on the podium.

‘Pretty damn fun!’ Piastri leads from start to finish to win Bahrain Grand Prix

The Australian took a commanding lead from pole and did not look back, only relinquishing the lead briefly to pit for new tyres.

McLaren stars Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

‘I didn’t do a good enough job,’ Piastri admits after Verstappen flexes his muscle to win in Japan

The four-time reigning world champion has won in Suzuka for the fourth time in a row, despite Norris and Piastri having the best race car on the grid.

  • Russell Bennett
Jack Doohan’s Suzuka crash.

An Australian star’s Formula 1 spot was already under threat. This monster crash hasn’t helped

Jack Doohan walked away from the wreck in a stunning testament to the safety features of modern F1 cars, but he appeared to move gingerly as he exited the track.

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Singer Anthony Warlow.

‘With all due respect’: Phantom social media post haunts show star

Sharp social media comments, an actor who denies posting them and a swift disappearance: things are getting a bit dramatic at Opera Australia.

  • Stephen Brook
Oscar Piastri was back on the top step of the podium following his Melbourne heartbreak.

Glory for Piastri in Shanghai as he banishes Albert Park heartbreak

Oscar Piastri started from pole position in his first grand prix since his heartbreak at Albert Park and drove a near-faultless race en route to victory.

  • Russell Bennett
Oscar Piastri.

‘The hairpin of my life’: Five key moments from Piastri’s China win

A week after failing to snap Australia’s hoodoo of no local driver finishing on the Albert Park podium, Oscar Piastri was utterly dominant in victory in Shanghai.

  • Matthew Clayton
Oscar Piastri will start the Chinese Grand Prix from pole.

Piastri stuns Verstappen, Norris and Hamilton in Formula 1 first

The Australian superstar will start Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix from pole – the first time he’s ever started an F1 grand prix from the head of the grid.

  • Stewart Bell

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