JEDDAH, April 20 (Reuters) - Oscar Piastri won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday and seized the Formula One championship lead from McLaren teammate Lando Norris with his third win in five races.

JEDDAH: Oscar Piastri won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday (Apr 20) to seize the lead in the Formula One world championship from McLaren teammate Lando Norris with his third win in five races.

Red Bull Formula 1 junior Liam Lawson overtook Jakes Hughes to win the Formula 2 sprint race at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

Formula One F1 - Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - April 18, 2025 McLaren's Lando Norris during practice REUTERS/Rula Rouhana UPDATED Apr 19, 2025, 03:58 ...

Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix has seen a safety car intervention after just one lap due to a collision between Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda, while polesitter Max Verstappen was penalised.

It is inevitable in Formula 1, where drivers compete at over 200 m.p.h., that sometimes they are going to crash into the barriers. What is impressive is how fast a wreckage is repaired.

Piastri wins Jeddah battle to grab Formula One lead. ... He now leads Norris, whose race was heavily compromised by a crash in qualifying, by 10 points after starting the night three behind.

JEDDAH - Oscar Piastri won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on April 20 and seized the Formula One championship lead from McLaren teammate Lando Norris with his third win in five races.

JEDDAH: Oscar Piastri won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday to seize the lead in the Formula One world championship from McLaren team-mate Lando Norris with his third win.. Red Bull’s four ...

Oscar Piastri won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday to seize the lead in the Formula One world championship from McLaren teammate Lando Norris with his third win in five races.