Oscar Piastri stormed to pole in Bahrain with a blistering final lap, edging out George Russell’s Mercedes and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in a nail-biting qualifying showdown. McLaren, dominant in the earlier Q1 and Q2 sessions, faced real pressure in Q3—but Piastri delivered when it counted, clocking a 1:29.
In the amphitheatre of Monte Carlo, on the Championship Centre Court, Rainier III, where tennis legends are made, new chapters were written in 2025.


