Piastri is die ou in Belgium

SERIES leader Oscar Piastri grabbed an early lead and extended his title advantage yesterday when he drove to a perfectly-controlled triumph ahead of McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris at a rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix.

- BY VOICE SPORTS TEAM

The 24-year-old Australian managed his tyres expertly to remain out of reach in the closing laps as the Briton, 25, who had started on pole, closed in on a harder-wearing compound, finishing 3.415 seconds clear as McLaren reeled off their sixth one-two in a dominant season.