Mark Webber, the former Red Bull F1 driver and Piastri’s manager, appeared on Sky Sports after the race to discuss his fellow Australian’s achievement. He used the word “confusing” to describe Piastri’s maiden win in Hungary, where a team orders call from McLaren put him back into the lead late on. This was anything but.

Oscar Piastri might be overshadowed by McLaren teammate Lando Norris in the bigger picture, but the spotlight was all his Sunday in the Azerbaijan Grand

When he was expected to help teammate Lando Norris inch closer to the F1 drivers' championship, it was Oscar Piastri who won for McLaren in Baku.