Piastri: The decision to use team commands was fair
Oscar Piastri defended the use of team orders after the race in Melbourne when he had to drop Lando Norris in front, despite missing out on a podium finish in front of the home fans. The Australian gave up third place to Norris in the second half of the race, as the team believed that the latter with fresher tires had a better chance of catching and overtaking Charles Leclerc in second place. This tactic worked for the team in the end and came out. Piastri, however, was not overly disappointed. "I think it was a completely understandable and correct decision. He was already better than me in qualifying. He lasted longer on the track in the first part of the race, so he had fresher tires at the second stop at the end, and as a result he was faster than me. At that moment, I was driving Fr