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Webber: Piastri win in Baku ‘the best drive I’ve seen him pull off’

© XPB  Phillip van Osten 17/09/2024 at 12:3817/09/2024 at 12:38 Mark Webber believes that Oscar Piastri’s attack and then flawless defense against Charles Leclerc in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was “one of the drives I’ve seen him pull off”. While Leclerc led the first part of the race from pole, shadowed by Piastri, the Aussie’s switch from the medium to the hard tyre on lap 15 of 51 almost dropped him into the clutches of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. Fortunately, Piastri’s McLaren teammate Lando Norris was critically able to hinder the Mexican driver’s pace, which handed the Aussie the gap he needed to remain ahead and focus on overhauling Leclerc. Piastri did just...
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