Oscar Piastri claimed his second F1 race win in Baku last weekend, in yet another thrilling race this season.
The Australian driver started in second place and, after dropping back from pole-sitter Charles Leclerc in the first stint, came at the Ferrari at tremendous pace after the pit-stops.
On lap 20, Piastri made a sensational move from deep on his Monégasque rival to take the lead of the race.
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It was a lead that Piastri would not relinquish for the rest of the race, despite being under tremendous pressure not only from Leclerc but from the chasing Red Bull of Sergio Perez.
Having taken his first win under slightly more acrimonious circumstances amid a perceived fallout with teammate Lando Norris at the Hungaroring earlier this season, Piastri will be thrilled to have a truly epic race win under his belt for his second Grand Prix victory.
The 23-year-old is in his second full season at McLaren and already looks like the real deal.
That is a sentiment backed by former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan, who sees the Aussie as a future world champion, highlighting a particular element of his victory in Baku which sets him apart from the other 19 drivers on the grid.
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Eddie Jordan hails Oscar Piastri as future F1 world champion
Speaking on his podcast 'Formula for Success' alongside 13-times F1 race winner David Coulthard, Irishman Eddie Jordan was singing Oscar Piastri's praises this week, after his thrilling victory in Azerbaijan.
Piastri could easily have also won the previous race in Monza, where he took the lead on the opening lap in thrilling fashion only for the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc to pull off a sensational one-stop. One could say that Piastri got one back at Leclerc with his terrific overtake for the win in Baku.
Eddie Jordan said that the manner in which Piastri took the lead in both of his last two races showed he had something special when it came to wheel-to-wheel racing. It's a trait which displayed the elite driving standards Jordan believes will carry Piastri to a world championship in the future.
We've seen it two weeks in a row now, we saw it with Norris in Monza...Lando was caught unawares there for sure. So was a megastar of the future, Charles Leclerc [in Baku], he's not a sleeping giant, he's big time in Formula One. Young Piastri came up past him.
You know what I found most interesting? And the reason why I said months ago that I thought he was world class material? When he passes somebody, he makes it stick. He's not floundering around, looking for different angles here or being ridiculous flying across one side of the track to the other to make sure that he retains the place - he did it all very correctly.
He made one move, which he is entitled to do...he had his mind made up. He had the mirrors in such a way that he knew exactly where the pass is likely to come from. He made his move, and he didn't move off that.
God, I think he is absolutely stardust, mustard. I did write to Mark [Webber, Piastri's agent], and we had a bit of a conversation about the whole situation. Honestly, Mark Webber is in the most unbelievable situation
It's hard to argue with EJ's assessment.
Since arriving in F1, Oscar Piastri has displayed an incredible knack for hard, clean racing, and it is sure to bring him more race wins - if not championships - in the future.
For now, however, it is his teammate Lando Norris who is best placed to challenge Max Verstappen for this year's crown. Norris sits 59 points behind three-times-defending world champion Verstappen, with seven races remaining.
This weekend's Grand Prix in Singapore gets underway on Sunday at 1pm Irish time, live on Sky Sports F1.
