“I think it would be different, yes of course,” said the Australian. “In Monza coming out of the second chicane in first and third for the team is of course not ideal.
“For myself, yes, it put me in a race-winning position. We didn’t finish in second and third because of this move. We finished second and third because of a bold strategy from Ferrari.”
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Denying that he broke any kind of driver prioritisation agreement, Piastri added: “Some things will be different from now [on], but we’ll just see what kind of race circumstances we’re in first.”
Norris, meanwhile, said: “For sure it’s giving me a better chance [to challenge Verstappen], which is the whole reasoning for doing it. Not just that – there’s a lot of times it will benefit us as a team also, so it’s not just a sole benefit for me but also from a team point of view.
“It’s just clarity. I think when you’re behind the wheel and you’re driving and you’re racing against people, you always just want clarity on how far you can push things, how safe you need to be, what are the limits, what are the boundaries, that kind of thing.”
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