By Alan Baldwin SAKHIR, Bahrain (Reuters) -Oscar Piastri celebrated his 50th Formula One race with a pole-to-flag win in Bahrain on Sunday that catapulted him into second overall and three points behind championship leading McLaren teammate Lando Norris.

Oscar Piastri secured a landmark victory in Bahrain, positioning himself just three points behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris in the drivers' championship. Despite adversity, including a safety car period,

An early red flag has neutralised the session at the 11:01 minute mark as Esteban Ocon drove his Haas into the outside barriers of Turn 3, effectively ending his session prematurely. As the Frenchman exited Turn 2 and lined up his VF-25 to take the Turn 3 kink,