The Australian driver calmly navigated his way to his third victory of the season, winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and placing himself 10 points ahead of teammate Lando Norris in the driver standings. Piastri is the first Australian driver to lead the championship since his manager, Mark Webber, did so 15 years ago at Red Bull.

When a driver is at the top of the motorsports food chain, getting podium finishes in Formula One, the level of scrutiny one is exposed to is something else. That’s clear with recent criticism of both Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri claimed his third race win of 2025 in a dramatic Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The McLaren star finished ahead of Max Verstappen, who received a five-second time penalty for a first-lap incident, to move onto 99 points in the Drivers' Championship leaderboard.