168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri says he “made my case” against 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen at the start of the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

The 𒐪McLaren driver impressively claimed his third victory from five races this season in Sunday night’s race in Jeddah, with the crucial, defining moment coming right at the start.

Piastri, starting on the inside from P2, got a better launch than pole sitter Verstappen and appe✨ared to edge ahead heading♔ into the braking zone for Turn 1.

However, Verstappen kept the lead by taking to the run-off area and skipping the corner. This was 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:deemed an illegal action by the🙈 stewards, w♏ho handed the Red Bull driver a five-second time penalty.

An annoyed Verstappen served his penalty when he came in for his only pit stop and subsequently dropped behind Piastri, who went on to win by 2.843 s🎃econds.

“It was a🔯 pretty tough race. Very, very happy to have obviously won and, ye♛ah, made the difference at the start. I made my case into Turn 1 and that was enough,” Piastri said after the race.

“It was really tricky to follow out there. I couldn't really stay wit🌃h Max at the end of the first stint, just𒀰 chewed up my tyres and then the clean air was nice after the pit stop.

“So, great race. We did the🐭 parts we needed to right. Still need a bit more, I think. Max was a little bit too close for our liking, but a great race and a great weekend.”

Elabor💙ating on his start, Piastri added: “Once I got on the inside, I wasn’t coming out of Turn 1 in second. So I tried📖 my best.

“Obviously, the stewards had to get involved, but I thought I was plenty far enough up and in the end 🍃that’s what got me the race.

“𒈔So I'm very, very happy with all the work we've been doing ꦐin the starts. And, yeah, that’s what won us the race today.”

Championship lead changes nothing for Oscar Piastri

The win takes Piastri to the top of the F1 world championship standings for the first time in his career. He leads McLaren teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris by 10 points.

But does the new positio🍎n change anything for Piast🃏ri?

“No,” he replied. “I still want to go out and try and wi💖n every race I can.

“I'm not that bothered by the fact that I'm leading the champ🅰ionship, but I'm proud of the work and the reasons behin⭕d why we're leading the championship.

“Melbourne wasn't a great start to the y🧸ear in terms of results. But from the moment I've hit the track this season, I felt like I've been in a good place.

“Leading the championship is a result of all 🐲the hard work we've 🥂done in the off-season, the hard work I've done personally, the hard work the team's done.

“I'm mor𓆉e proud of all of those things than I am of the fact that I'm leading the championship because, ultimately, I want to be lead꧟ing it after round 24, not round five.”