Bahrain GP: Martin Brundle reviews 'imperious' Oscar Piastri win, 'timely' George Russell drive amid Max Verstappen unrest

14 April 2025, 16:20 | Updated: 14 April 2025, 18:07

Bahrain gave us a great race once again, and positioned McLaren's Oscar Piastri as potentially the favourite for this year's world championship.

Piastri has largely recovered the points deficit from his unfortunate excursion, and lengthy challenge in getting his car off the wet grass, in his hometown race in Melbourne, and he continues to add a calm confidence to his considerable speed.

From the outside, it's as if his pulse is a flat line at all times, and I can think of few drivers who could or can control their emotions and mind like that. Alain Prost, 'the professor', would be one.

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