Lando Norris: "A tough afternoon.

"Pitting under the VSC was pivotal but it was the right time to box, and we were unlucky that the Red Flag followed soon after, so I have no regrets about stopping when I did. With the Red Flag rule regarding tyre changes, some days you gain, and some days you lose, it just is what it is. These things happen in racing. The main thing now is that we keep our heads down and prepare for the next one as a team."

Oscar Piastri: "A tricky afternoon but we got points with both cars, and we've stayed ahead in the Championship. We just lacked pace and the weather caused havoc, so there wasn't much more we could have done. We'll review it all this evening but I'm looking forward to a bit of a reset and we can then go again in Vegas. We've still got a lot of work to do in the final three races."

Andrea Stella - Team Principal: "It's been an eventful day in São Paulo, which is not surprising given the variable conditions. Congratulations to Max, who made an impressive recovery from the back of the grid, and also to Alpine for a double-podium finish.

"Circumstances didn't play-out in our favour today. The timing of the Red Flag in particular, after we'd changed tyres, was unfortunate. It was difficult to make progress today, for both Lando and Oscar. We didn't give them a car that had enough pace to overtake in a race without the DRS being activated. Unfortunately, we also picked up a penalty when Oscar made contact with Liam Lawson, which cost us a position at the end of the race.

"Overall, however, we come out of this weekend having increased our margin in the Constructors' Championship. It's an incredibly tough competition this year, so I really want to praise the work of Lando and Oscar today, for staying on track, finishing the race, and allowing us to outscore our nearest rivals. Also, to everyone back in Woking for delivering the upgrades and updates over the last three races, and a big thank you to all the team for their efforts and the great work in this busy triple header.

"There's learning to take onboard for today, and we'll do that in the days ahead. Our focus now shifts to the final three races of the season."

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1. Posted by kenji, 04/11/2024 2:58

"Stella doesn't even have the good graces to thank Oscar for AGAIN complying with the order to give up a place to Norris. Piastri won the sprint [ IMO ] and did well to actually finish where he did like so many others who faced the race in such appalling conditions. Alpine had a great day and they deserved everything they got but the day belonged to Verstappen. Stunning drive. Loved his presser comments re British Press... just how right he is.

With the likelihood of Verstappen now taking his 4th WDC the question is, will McLaren cease to give Norris unfair treatment at Piastri's expense?"

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