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Piastri heats up Sochi after rain halts play

FIA FORMULA 2

SOCHI (RUS)

25-26 SEPTEMBER

ROUND 6/8

Adverse weather that forced a sprint race to be scrubbed from the schedule may have grabbed the headlines, but the FIA Formula 2 weekend at Sochi should be remembered for Oscar Piastri stamping his authority on the title fight.

The Prema Racing driver once again sent a message to the Formula 1 paddock, which sadly the Australian is unlikely to call home until 2023, even if he completes a hat-trick of crowns in consecutive seasons, following his successes in

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