McLaren’s Australian driver Oscar Piastri crosses the finish line during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on April 13, 2025. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / POOL / AFP)

Oscar Piastri powered to victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, coasting clear from George Russell’s Mercedes to maintain McLaren’s strong start to the season.

Pole-sitter Piastri kept his composure in an incident-packed race to give the Bahraini-backed McLaren team a first ever win at the 21st attempt in a race at their ‘second home’.

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Piastri, who also won in China last month, crossed the line 15.499sec clear of Mercedes’ George Russell, who was under investigation for an issue with the DRS (drag reduction system), meaning he could have taken a five-second penalty.

After lengthy deliberations the FIA stewards decided Russell and Mercedes were blameless over the incident and had gained “no sporting advantage.”

Oscar's fourth career win in his 50th race