But I reckon without the penalty; Piastri would have attacked before the pit stops.
He was forever hanging around just on the edge of 1sec... Seemed to me as though Oscar was being smart, staying far enough back to ensure his tyres didn't get chewed up by following in dirty air, and was happy to complete the overtake in the pits, he was then able to take the lead and manage the conditions in clean air.
The alternative was to take the fight on track, and end up worse off... possibly even a DNF, given the reputation that Max has created for himself, what with his defending in Mexico etc.
Due to the timing of races in my time zone and other commitments on a Sunday, I usually watch races on demand later in the day and avoid this thread for spoilers. I logged in earlier and saw 42 unread posts and thought "either something exciting happened or Verstappen's been a prick and got away with it again". Turns out it was the latter.
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Horner says they lost by 2.4secs...
But I reckon without the penalty; Piastri would have attacked before the pit stops.
He was forever hanging around just on the edge of 1sec... Seemed to me as though Oscar was being smart, staying far enough back to ensure his tyres didn't get chewed up by following in dirty air, and was happy to complete the overtake in the pits, he was then able to take the lead and manage the conditions in clean air.
The alternative was to take the fight on track, and end up worse off... possibly even a DNF, given the reputation that Max has created for himself, what with his defending in Mexico etc.