Oscar Piastri could have been forgiven for enjoying a wry smile to himself in Baku.
For the man who was told in no uncertain terms by his McLaren team this week that he'll be playing second fiddle to Lando Norris for the rest of the season can only have savoured the irony that on Sunday, he'll be principal violinist.
That's because after a week at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix where the paddock was consumed by the talk of McLaren throwing its resources behind Norris at the expense of his Aussie teammate, it all went pear-shaped for the team in papaya in Saturday's qualifying.
