McLaren have been backed to side with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri after he showed he is capable of outwitting 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen at the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Piastri claimed his third victory in five races with another outstanding drive in Jeddah to move into the lead of the world championship by 10 points from his McLaren teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris.

The Australian capitalised on a penalty issued to Verstappen for leaving the track and🐓 gaining an advantage during an ⭕incident at the start of the race.

And Piastri has impressed e♓x-F1 driver Johnny Herbe𓄧rt with his mental strength, speed and consistency.

"Oscar Piastri has just been able to show he's abl♊e to outwit Max Verstappen,” Herbert told.

“His mental strength, his speed, his consisten🐈cy and his racecraft have been really impressive this season and he presents himself so well and he is so calm over the radio.

“Piastri is doing the job he needs to win this yea♚r’s championship. He has a similar mental strength as Verstappen.

"Piastri's mental👍 capabilities are extraordinary. Mark Webber has done a brilliantꦉ job in managing him, they seem to have a great understanding and respect for each other, which has helped get the best of Piastri in the cockpit.

“Webber has been in difficult and tight situation𓆏s, he's learned that you need to have the team on your side. It looks like McLaren might be siding with Piastri a bit more.”

Lando Norris making ‘too many mistakes’

In contrast, Herbert believes Norris - who started the season as the favourite to take Verstappen’s c✃rown - is making too many errors.

The Briton was forced into a damage-limiting recovery drive to fourth in Jeddah aft꧂er a crash in qualifying left him down in 10th on the grid.

"Lando Norris is sadly making too many mistakes,” Herbertꦗ said. “Qualifying in Saudi Arabia was a prime example of it.

“It was a bit unlucky but when you go onto that curb at that speed, you're done for. Is it pressure getting to♛ Norris? Yes, but every driver has that pressure and some can deal with🦩 it better than others, but I feel he can jump back into contention because he is very fast.

"Piastri only made a big mistake in Melbourne, but that was purely a circumstance of rain pouring down on a particular part of a corner on the track at the wrong time, Piastri suffered mor꧙e than Norris did from that, which is unlucky, I guess.

"These mistakes Norris is producin𒁃g are what can harm your championship hopes, but let's not forget, he started tenth and finished fourth, it was still a great drive.

“However, we learned from last season that you have to start well🍎 to give yourself the best chance of winning the championship."