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Oscar Piastri can match a McLaren record held only by Ayrton Senna if he wins the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri’s recent victory in Miami marked his third consecutive grand prix win, a milestone not achieved by a McLaren driver in 27 years.
Looking to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix this weekend, Piastri is determined to secure his fourth consecutive win, a feat last accomplished by Max Verstappen with nine straight victories between the 2023 Japanese and 2024 Saudi Arabian GPs.
If Piastri achieves this, he will join Ayrton Senna as just the second McLaren driver in history to secure four straight wins, with Senna’s four consecutive victories in 1991 leading him to his third world title.
However, Senna previously achieved this feat during his 1988 championship-winning year, where he secured four straight wins, and later continued his winning streak with two additional victories.
Besides Senna, only Mika Hakkinen has achieved three straight wins for McLaren, with Lewis Hamilton only managing back-to-back wins during his tenure with the team.
Should Piastri secure his fourth win at Imola, he would move within one win of Sir Jack Brabham’s Australian record of five consecutive victories in 1960, on his way to his second world championship.
