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The week’s big story broke in the wee hours of Friday night: Aussie starlet Oscar Piastri will be driving for McLaren next season after a bitter contract dispute between them an Alpine (poor Piastri did not enjoy all the arguing):
Verstappen is the only one of the front-runners kitted out with a fresh set of softs. He took first place here last year with a two-stop strategy, so no reason not to expect the same today