De Vries: 'I thought it was a fine race up to that point'

"I thought it was a fine race up to that point [the incident with Magnussen], just we just weren't competitive enough this weekend," De Vries told Viaplay after the race. "In all conditions I think we were slightly short. Just 'track' position was crucial with such a DRS train. If you're in front then you can come along, but if you're way behind, it's hard to get to the front.''

Whether AlphaTauri considered using a completely different strategy and, for example, driving a very long stint on hard tyre? "Yes, of course Yuki did that. Who did that on lap 1, placing an undercut on a number of cars, including myself. At the first safety car he was four places ahead of me, despite being behind me on lap 1."