Speaking immediately after the race, the Australian said he was finally satisfied to be back in victory lane, following his pole yesterday in Sprint Qualifying: “It’s been a good weekend so far. Everything went smoothly in the Sprint there, so I’m happy with how it’s been so far and just need to keep it rolling.

Turning the focus to tomorrow’s race — the real target and a prime opportunity to claw back crucial points on his teammate — Piastri outlined what his ideal approach will be: "Ideally if we can find more pace... I think everyone slowly finds a little bit more through Sprint weekends, so you've got to try and get every bit out of the car you can.

The Australian finally returned to victory on the same track where he claimed his first career win two years ago, most importantly closing the gap to his teammate by just two points.

Norris finished the race in third, with George Russell once again very solid, managing to slot in and keep pace with the two McLarens. Fourth went to Max Verstappen, who made a brief early-race attack but ultimately couldn’t match the pace of his title rival.