BAHRAIN STORMER

Piastri takes the glory in Gulf state to upstage his McLaren teammate Lando

- DANIEL MOXON

PENALTIES galore, reliability gremlins and plenty of feisty battles made for an entertaining and often chaotic Bahrain Grand Prix.

Not that Oscar Piastri knew about any of that. The Australian was in full command over the 57 laps and converted pole position into McLaren's first ever win in the Gulf state.

He clearly had the quickest car and used it to dominate the rest of them had about as much chance of stopping him as 85-year-old Jackie Stewart did, in the 1973 Tyrrell he drove on track before the race.

Piastri's victory cut teammate Lando Norris' championship lead to three points and sparked a McLaren party, despite George Russell just holding on to deny them the one-two finish they craved.