Oscar Piastri’s first world crown seems to be more a matter of time than a matter of talent, both the McLaren driver is endowed. At the start of the 2025 season, the Australian is increasingly asserting himself as a serious candidate in the World Pilot championship. After the first five rounds of the championship, he only points to three units of the leader, his teammate Lando Norris. Nevertheless, the McLaren driver is the only one to have doubled on the highest step of the podium this year.
On the Sakhir circuit, the phlegm was Australian as Oscar Piastri has outlined his teammate and first opponent, Lando Norris, third in the race. Despite his calm and the temperance of his emotions – which can give an illusion to a neophyte whether it is a veteran of the steering wheel or a regular at the trophies – Oscar Piastri remains a young 24 -year -old driver who continues his first times. In China, he made his first pole position, which he immediately converted into a victory. Two races later, in Bahrain, he made his first hat trickthat is to say that he has accumulated on the weekend: pole position, victory and the best race in the race. It is the 49ᵉ pilot of history to achieve this tour de force.
Soon the Grand Chelem for Piastri?
Hat trick is a recurring term in several sporting disciplines: cricket, football, ice hockey and also in formula 1.. If these sports are very different, the sense of the phrase does not change or little: it means “succeeding three consecutive blows”. Regardless of the discipline, it is always a feat for the one who realizes it.
On the current grid, five pilots can boast of having achieved this performance: Lewis Hamilton (19 times), Max Verstappen (13), Fernando Alonso (5), Charles Leclerc (2) and Lando Norris (2). In history, Michael Schumacher is the record holder with 22 achievements.
However, although the performance is already exceptional, if a pilot manages to make a hat trick While leading all the rounds of the race, he produced a Chelemwhich is much rarer in the history of the discipline. It is, no more or less, than a total hegemony of a pilot over a weekend of Formula 1. The best in the exercise is the legendary Jim Clark, who has achieved eight times. Among the active pilots, Hamilton (6 times), Verstappen (5), Alonso (1) and Charles Leclerc (1) have already completed the ideal weekend.
Regarding Oscar Piastri, on the Sakhir circuit, the Chelem He escapes him for three small laps, since during his stop at the stands, the Ferrari de Charles Leclerc had the opportunity to lead before stopping in turn. However, if the native of Melbourne maintains the level displayed in Bahrain, the realization of the feat should be only a matter of time, just like his first world crown.
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