Oscar Piastri could be forgiven for being frustrated at missing out on a home podium through team orders, but he's as calm as ever about it.
Oscar Piastri has said it was a “completely fair” call for him to be asked to move aside for Lando Norris at his home race on Sunday.
While this was of benefit to him in that moment, Norris and McLaren saw that the Briton was quicker and had a better chance of catching Charles Leclerc in front, hence why the team orders came into play. “Lando qualified in front and tried something a bit different at the first stop, and he was quicker than me in the middle of that stint.
When asked if there was anything he could have done differently to make sure of a potential home podium, he added: “Not massively, no.
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