With further heavy rainfall causing the track surface to become especially slippery, the 19-year-old got caught out on a number of occasions, tangling with Zhou Guanyu and Franco Colapinto and skidding off track. For his collision with the Williams, he was dealt a 10-second time penalty.
“It was a tough race,” he summarised. “Too many mistakes from my side and that really compromised our race. I think on one side, we finished P12 quite close to the points, despite the amount of mistakes I made.
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“On the other side, too many mistakes, too many time losses and stuff like that. It was a really tough day. I learnt a lot, that’s for sure, for the next time.”
