Mark Webber impact on Oscar Piastri impresses key F1 rival

Oscar Piastri's impressive form has caught the eye of 🧸an F1 rꦺival.

Oscar Piastri leads the F1 world championship
Oscar Piastri leads the F1 world championship

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen has been left impressed by F1 title rival 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri’s calm appr✨oach on his w🦂ay to leading the world championship.

Piastri turned in another outstanding drive to beat Red Bull’s Verstappen to victo🧸ry at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to make it three wins from the opening five races of 2025.

The 24-year-old now finds himself in the lead of the world championship for the first time in just his third F1 season and is 10 points clear of McLaren teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norris.

It also marks the first time an Australian has headed the driಞvers’ standings ♈since Mark Webber in 2010.

Former Red Bull driver Webber now acts as 🅰Piast𒊎ri’s manager and Verstappen believes he has had a hugely positive impact.

“Last year was his [Piastri’s] second year. Now he’s in his third year, and he’s very solid. He’s very calm in his approach, and I like that. ꦦIt shows on track,” said the Dutchman🧸, who sits 12 points behind Piastri.

“He delivers when he has to, barely makes mistakes – and that’s what you need when you want tꦡo fight for a championship.

“I think with Mark by his side, he’s helping him a lot. It’s great. People learn from their own careers – that’s🌸 🐬what I had with my dad, and Mark is advising Oscar.

“At the end of the day♑, Oscar is using his talent, and that’s great to see.”

Where has Oscar Piastri made the biggest gain?

Piastri, who has shrugged off the importance of his new-found position as championship leader, has credited the gai🅠ns he has made in qualifying for his strong start to the season.

The McLaren driver has 𓄧claime༒d two pole positions so far this year and qualified no lower than third on the grid.

“I think the hard work we’ve been putting in definitely has been making a difference,” he said. “I think I’ve felt comfortable in qualifying a𝓰nd it felt like I’ve taken a bit of a step up.

“I think last year it wasn’t much that I often missed out by. But this year, I’ve had a couple qualifyings just on the wro🤪ng side of that gap still, but also more qualifyings on the right side of that gap now.

“So it’s been a lot of hard work in a lot of different areas, trying to get those last few hun🤡dreds of a second, and I think it has been paying off.”

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