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Piastri is leading the championship in his third F1 season. Webber is taking every lesson he learned that didn't get him a title to see Piastri get his own

The decision to hand Max Verstappen a five-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage – by cutting Turn 2 to keep the lead against Oscar Piastri – resurfaced the debate over racing rules in Formula 1.

Oscar Piastri opened up a 10-point lead at the top of the drivers’ championship with his third victory of the Formula 1 season, but perhaps McLaren’s advantage is deceptive.

Easy as you like? Well, no. Not only was the Jeddah race a brutal 50-lap sprint, but the lower-than-expected tyre wear also seemed to prevent McLaren from flexing its muscle. It meant Piastri had to work harder for his third win of the campaign than in China and Bahrain, especially…

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Defending world champion Max Verstappen has lauded new F1 leader Oscar Piastri for his calmness and lack of mistakes in his third season.

After beating out Max Verstappen to claim the podium at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri is currently leading the pack with 99 points.

The reigning champion moaned after the race about social media and “the way the world is”

Max Verstappen refused to talk about the first-lap incident that cost him a shot at winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - claiming he could end up in hot water with the FIA and that “people can’t handle the truth”.