F1 NATION: Piastri makes a statement to finish F1’s triple header on top – it’s our Saudi Arabian GP review

Oscar Piastri did it again, the Australian winning in Saudi Arabia to wrestle the championship lead from team mate Lando Norris. But McLaren know Red Bull are hot on their heels, with Max Verstappen not finishing too far behind the race winner at the end of a pulsating Grand Prix.

The F1 Nation team are here to discuss the impressive form Piastri is showing, as well as Norris’ recovery drive and the Lap 1 tussle that proved instrumental in deciding the podium order.

HIGHLIGHTS: Relive Piastri’s victory in Saudi Arabia as McLaren man comes out on top ahead of Verstappen

Podcast host Tom Clarkson is joined in the paddock by nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen, and two-time Le Mans podium finisher and F1 TV analyst Alex Brundle, to dissect the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc bagged his first rostrum of the season for an improving Ferrari, while Mercedes dropped back on a hot and humid night in Jeddah as the crew discuss what the year might have in store for those two teams.

Norris joins the pod after recovering from his crash in Qualifying to climb from P10 to P4. He reveals what he did differently before the race to relax and why he puts so much pressure on himself to perform.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown also stops by to explain why their rivals may not be as far behind as the Teams’ Standings lead us to believe.

READ MORE: ‘It is what it is’ – Verstappen concedes tussle with Piastri ‘potentially’ cost him victory as he hails ‘good pace’ shown in Jeddah

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