Oscar Piastri has finished his first race of the Formula One season and, in a huge confidence boost for the rest of the campaign, only one other driver beat him across the line in Suzuka.
Piastri, who's had a torrid time to start 2026 in his McLaren, didn't get to the starting grid in Melbourne and Shanghai but burst out of the blocks for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.
The 24-year-old Australian went from third to first before the opening corner, passing pole sitter Kimi Antonelli.
