A new F1 champioꦛnship favourite has been picked out by Martin Brundle.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri shot to the summit of the F1 drivers’ standings for the first time in꧑ his career last week.

The McLaren driver has won back-to-back grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and a🍨lso won earlieꦐr in the season in China.

Piastri came out on top of an early skirmish with Max Verstappen, who was penalised,𝓀 at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Piastri has overhauled teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris who led the championship entering Saudi Arabia.

Sky S𝓡ports’ Brundle has pointed a﷽t Piastri as the man to beat for the rest of the season.

“It was a big moment foღr him,” Brundle said about Piastri’s battle with Verstappen in Saudi Arabia.

“Other than an unlucky bounce 💫in the gravel trap in Melbou📖rne, he could have been leading the championship by 25 or 30 points.

“There are lots ﷽of ‘ifs’ there - if Lando didn’t go off in qualifying [in Sa𓆏udi Arabia], and so forth…

“[Piastri] has won 10 percent of his grands prix now! That’s ext𒊎raordinary.

“He has won the same numbe▨r of grands prix as Lando.

“The writing is on the 𝓀wall. He isꦑ the favourite for the championship.”

Lando Norris buoyed by Miami return

F1 returns next weekend with the Miami Grand𓃲 Prix, the scene of Norris’ first vic♛tory.

H♒e will be eager to put memories of Saudi Arabia behind him, after crashing in qualifying leaving himself 10th on the starting grid.

But returning to Mi💫ami could provide Norris 💛with much-needed optimism.

“Great memorie🌄s 𒊎for the team to build on,” Bernie Collins said.

“A lot💦 oꦡf drivers will be looking to make amends for [Saudi Arabia]. Lando is one, Max is another.

“They will ༒be looking to recoup the points that they felt hard done by [for losing in Saudi Arabia].

“It wil🦩l be a great battle, everyone will go in to secure more on the bo💞ard.”

Brun🦂dle said: “༺It’s another relentlessly fast track.

“Lando will look forward to it, because he won last year and it started hi🐲s charge in the championship.”

Piastri is 10 points clear♏ of second-place Norris 🧜in the drivers’ championship after five F1 2025 rounds.

Verstappen is third, 12 behind Piastri, although he prov🍬ed his Red Bull could at least compete with the feted McLarens last time out in Saudi Arabia.