Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishOscar Piastri put in an impressive victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, securing his third win of the season to take the lead in the drivers’ championship. The McLaren driver managed the race perfectly, building and maintaining an advantage on title rival (and penalty-stricken) Max Verstappen. Perfection (again) from Piastri gives him championship leadFor the first time in his F1 career, Oscar Piastri leads the drivers’ world championship — and it is fully, fully deserved.A third win from the opening five races of the season was again taken in impressive fashion. He didn’t lose his head after Verstappen’s off-track excursion to keep the lead at the first corner, calmly reporting what happened on the radio. Although he slipped about two seconds behind Verstappen through the opening stint, McLaren knew he’d cycle back into the net lead once the Red Bull driver served his penalty, giving Piastri the upper-hand.Piastri had everything under control through the second stint. He pulled off a brave overtake on Lewis Hamilton at one of the fastest points of the track, and then matched Verstappen for pace. The briefest headache he got was when he started to catch Norris, who was yet to pit, and felt a bit of dirty air, only for Norris to come in soon after and release his teammate into the lead. He also spotted a red flashing light on a balcony at Turn 10 that he reported as being mistakeable for a red flag.Everything from Piastri in this race was about calm control. No, he didn’t have Norris to worry about as a threat for the win after the qualifying crash on Saturday forced the Briton into a fightback.But to get the job done yet again with no mistakes, especially when his primary title rivals made small yet costly slip-ups this weekend, proves why Piastri is already building such a solid case for this year’s championship.More to follow. Top photo: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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