Oscar Piastri claimed an impressive second victory of his burgeoning career on Sunday when he drove his McLaren to a well-judged triumph ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a tense Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri delivered a cool performance on and off the track on Sunday after his measured drive to win a tense and dramatic Azerbaijan Grand Prix lifted McLaren past Red Bull in the race for the constructors’ championship.
"Well," said the Australian with his trademark understatement on team radio."That was the most stressful afternoon of my life. Thanks for the car! What a day that was! Thanks everyone."Piastri secured the lead on lap 20 when he dived down the inside at Turn One and finished 10.910 seconds clear of Leclerc, who was struggling on worn tyres in the closing laps.
The crash damaged both cars, ending their involvement and triggering a Virtual Safety Car finish to the race. "Considering where we started, when I joined the team last year, we were literally last and now we are leading the world championship," said Piastri."It's full credit to the team for the turnaround we’ve managed to have, first in terms of improving the car, but also helping me improve as well.
"I knew that if I didn't get past him at the start of the stint, I was never going to get past. I went for a pretty big lunge, but I managed to pull it off and then hung on for dear life for the next 35 laps!
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