F1 Driver Standings after Piastri wins and Norris closes gap

Oscar Piastri received an exciting F1 race in Baku on Sunday as McLaren overtook Purple Bull within the Constructors’ Standings and Lando Norris inched in the direction of title chief Max Verstappen.

Piastri and Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc had been in a bitter battle for the race win earlier than the McLaren driver pulled away and a crash between the chasing Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez landed Mercedes’ George Russell on the rostrum.

Additional down the pack, Norris closed down a niche of over 15 seconds to overhaul title rival Verstappen and shut the hole to the Dutchman within the standings.

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Piastri stated: “I attempted to get in entrance in the beginning of the race however I didn’t have the tempo. It felt like we had additional grip and I needed to go for it. The final couple of laps had been just a little bit extra stress-free.”

Leclerc, second, stated: “We didn’t do any operating in apply and we went down a path for the race that was arduous to handle. Oscar and McLaren have been higher than us however not an amazing day for the crew.”

Russell stated: “I attempted to get in entrance in the beginning of the race however I didn’t have the tempo. It felt like we had additional grip and I needed to go for it. The final couple of laps had been just a little bit extra stress-free.”

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