Oscar Piastri hails Chinese language GP victory as ‘what I deserved final week’ after Australia disappointment

“That is what I really feel like I deserved from final week, so [I’m] extraordinarily pleased. The workforce did a mega job, 1-2 clearly. Very, very pleased.”

A lot of the main target throughout the 56-lap encounter centred round whether or not drivers would go for a one or two-stop technique and, when quizzed on whether or not the tyre put on had been much less of a difficulty than anticipated on Sunday, Piastri mirrored: “Sure, I feel on the medium it was nonetheless a bit difficult, however a lot better than yesterday.

AS IT HAPPENED: Observe all of the motion from the Chinese language GP as Piastri takes victory

“The laborious was a a lot better tyre than everybody anticipated, or actually than we anticipated. To go all the best way to the top like that was a little bit of a shock, however a cheerful shock.

“Very pleased with the race we managed to drag off – it wasn’t a straightforward one entering into, and [I’m] simply pleased with the entire workforce and the weekend I’ve been capable of pull off.”