Oscar Piastri after the race: “The strategy was okay. On the strategy side I get it. Clearly the pace on the tyre wasn’t very good at all and then there was a guy who was blind out there which didnt help, that’s the first way I lost the chance to fight for the win."
Mercedes has now confirmed a power unit change for Russell, moving to his fourth of the season so not exceeding limits. As it's the same specification of PU he used in qualifying, it means no grid penalty- Chris Medland