The fact is, this has only happened for the last time in 800 Formula 1 races. All this happened with pole position and the fastest lap!
Furthermore, this has allowed Oscar Piastri to rise among the contenders for the world championship, as he is only three points behind his teammate, Lando Norris, who leads the standings. Piastri has so far won four races in his career, including his most recent victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix, setting an Australian national record.
Alan Jones achieved a similar success in 1980, at the season-opening Argentine Grand Prix, driving for Williams, which was the 329th race in the series, while last weekend's Bahrain race was the 1129th, so it took exactly 800 races for an Australian to repeat that feat. What bodes well for Piastri is that when this happened for Jones, he also won the world championship title that year...
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