Oscar Piastri’s rise in Formula 1 was always expected—but few anticipated just how rapidly he would ascend in 2025. Since the Chinese Grand Prix, the McLaren prodigy has scored 72 points—outscoring his highly-rated teammate Lando Norris by 20 points, and even eclipsing Max Verstappen and George Russell in that stretch.

In a race with plenty of drama, Oscar Piastri made sure to stay ahead of trouble. Piastri took his second win of the Formula 1 season in dominant style at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, slashing the points gap to his teammate Lando Norris,

If Piastri takes victory today, and team-mate Lando Norris and Max Verstappen stay sixth and seventh, he will leave Bahrain leading of the drivers' championship by four points. Alex Albon has moved up a place following the very late deletion of Nico Hulkenberg's Q1 lap time for exceeding track limits at Turn 11.