Oscar Piastri conceded it was 'completely fair' for McLaren to ask him to move over for Lando Norris in Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix.
Norris and Piastri finished third and fourth behind Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in Melbourne after McLaren asked Piastri before halfway to swap positions with Norris. But while the Australian rued missing out on a podium in front of his home crowd, he conceded the swap was fair because had been allowed to undercut his team-mate earlier in the race, and thereafter Norris was faster on fresher tyres. 'For me, it was completely fair,' Piastri said.
Oscar Piastri, McLaren MCL38 Photo by: Sam Bagnall / Motorsport Images Piastri said he was encouraged by McLaren's strong weekend but equally frustrated by his own mistakes. He went off in the penultimate corner in the middle stint, labelling it a 'slap on the wrist', and didn't get the cleanest qualifying lap in on Saturday. 'I think for me it's been a strong weekend.
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