A month before Formula 1 hit the track for the first time in 2025, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri already held a quiet kind of confidence: “I can become World Champion this year,” the Australian driver stated bluntly in February.

Four-times champion Max Verstappen was runner-up, 2.843 seconds behind Piastri, after starting from pole at Jeddah's Corniche circuit but collecting a five-second penalty for a first corner clash with Piastri.

As Oscar Piastri picked up his third victory of the season at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and surpassed teammate Lando Norris for the championship lead, McLaren may have a difficult decision looming in its future.