Though it started with misery — he went too deep into one corner in the wet conditions during the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and slid onto the grass at the next turn, blowing his shot at a home podium — Piastri rebounded, entering a dominant era of his own.

OSCAR PIASTRI chipped two points into Lando Norris’ championship lead after his sprint race domination. The Aussie was back to his old, ice-cool ways by cruising to a comfortable win from pole

Lando Norris has a match point in Qatar over Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, but everything will have to go his way to secure the title with one race left.

Wednesday’s fast-paced F1 news includes a new worry for Oscar Piastri after McLaren’s double disqualification in Las Vegas as Mercedes race engineer Peter Bonnington slams a “complete BS” Mercedes penalty. With Ross Brawn weighing in on Lewis Hamilton’s woes at Ferrari, and Sebastian Vettel offering a clue to his next plans, here’s today’s roundup…

Every F1 car has a wood-composite plank (aka, skid block) on the bottom. It’s there to prevent teams from running the car too low to the ground, which would give them an aerodynamic advantage. The rules say you can’t wear it down by more than 1 millimeter during a race.

Liam Lawson has issued an apology to Oscar Piastri for his role in the pair’s collision during the opening of Formula 1 ‘s Las Vegas Grand Prix. The incident occurred when the Kiwi got ahead of the Australian’s McLaren at Turn 1 at lights out in the Nevada night race, taking fifth place.