Oscar Piastri has shown he has the pace to fight for the Formula 1 title. In winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, he showed he can win an argument, too.

Oscar Piastri put in an impressive victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, securing his third win of the season to take the lead in the drivers’ championship. The McLaren driver managed the race perfectly, building and maintaining an advantage on title rival (and penalty-stricken) Max Verstappen.

Oscar Piastri has his first lead in the Formula 1 world championship. Piastri took advantage of Max Verstappen’s five-second time penalty at the first corner of the race to take the lead during the race’s only green-flag pit stop cycle and win Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.