The Ice Man’s Winter: Why Oscar Piastri is the 2026 Title Favourite

 

The Resilience of a Champion: Turning 2025’s "What-If" into 2026’s "Watch Me"

There is a certain romance in the "dance" of sport—the millions of variables where a pit crew’s split-second hesitation or a gearbox’s sigh can define the difference between legendary status and a footnote.

In 2025, we watched Oscar Piastri perform that dance with the precision of a master, only for the music to change in the final movement.

At Senate Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri proved his world-class pedigree last season. The statistics tell the story of a driver who isn't just "up and coming," but a titan already in our midst.

Oscar Piastri: The 2025 Performance Review

Metric 2025 Statistics

• Championship Standing: 3rd Overall
• Total Points: 410
• Grand Prix Wins: 7
• Podiums: 16
• Laps Led:  Led more laps than any other driver in 2025

For the first half of the season, Piastri was a "genius on wheels," leading the standings and showing a cool, calm, and collective demeanour that rattled veterans. 

He took seven victories—including a dominant run in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and China—establishing himself as the man to beat.

Sir Alex Ferguson famously said that losing exposes final weaknesses, and you can't find weaknesses without losing, "so you have to take losing as part of the process of winning!"

Piastri’s "late-season lull" saw him narrowly lose the title to teammate Lando Norris in a three-way Abu Dhabi finale, finishing just 13 points adrift. But there is no shame in that. 

The physical demand of 180mph racing for 60 laps is a brutal toll few understand, and Piastri has already shown the mental fortitude to dust himself off.

The winter of 2025 is Oscar’s forge. 

He spends these months getting "physically adaptable" and refining the small margins. In 2026, with the new regulations levelling the playing field, Piastri doesn't just have the pedigree—he has the hunger.

And as always, when the lights go out and the drama unfolds, here at Senate Grand Prix, there is only one winner, and that's you, the race fans!

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