“This is what I feel like I deserved from last week, so [I’m] extremely happy. The team did a mega job, 1-2 obviously. Very, very happy.”
Much of the focus during the 56-lap encounter centred around whether drivers would opt for a one or two-stop strategy and, when quizzed on whether the tyre wear had been less of an issue than expected on Sunday, Piastri reflected: “Yes, I think on the medium it was still a bit tricky, but much better than yesterday.
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“The hard was a much better tyre than everyone expected, or certainly than we expected. To go all the way to the end like that was a bit of a surprise, but a happy surprise.
“Very proud of the race we managed to pull off – it wasn’t an easy one going in, and [I’m] just proud of the whole team and the weekend I’ve been able to pull off.”
