“It’s a shame,” commented Piastri, when asked to reflect on his afternoon at the wheel and missing out on a podium finish.
“I think just a pretty disappointing weekend, to be honest. Qualifying was not as strong as I needed it to be, and neither was the race.
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“Obviously, the start was pretty poor for both of us [McLaren drivers], and there’s something to review there for us as a team, then I couldn’t really make the progress that I needed.
“I just got stuck in the dirty air and, from that point onwards, it was a pretty painful afternoon, so definitely some things to look at.”
Piastri then explained the thinking behind his extended first stint, having stayed out on track five laps longer than race-winning team mate Norris before swapping his medium tyres for hards.
