Oscar Piastri was satisfied with his drive from fifth to third in the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, which made up for his disappointing qualifying on Saturday.
Piastri arrived in Singapore triumphant in the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix one week earlier and definitely hoping to continue his strong run of form for the second race in a row.
However, while teammate Lando Norris was setting the pace from the word go, Piastri struggled to keep up, always behind in all three practice sessions, and then qualified fifth while Norris was on pole.
During the race, a combination of Piastri's driving and McLaren's spot on strategy meant the Australian could outrace the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell ahead of him to finish on the podium, while Max Verstappen, who finished second, was far from reach.
Piastri was happy to bounce back in the race and said in McLaren's race report: "It was a good race, and a good recovery from Qualifying yesterday, so to get back to the podium is a great result.
"We had a really quick car underneath us and a good strategy to get past the two Mercedes. It was a bit close to George in Turn 1, but once I got into third place, I had a massive gap to try and close up, so I didn't want to take many risks.
"The car's been exceptional all weekend and got some great points for the team. Thanks to the team for their hard work. Time for a short break now, and we'll come back fighting in Austin," Piastri concluded.
Piastri's result means that he is still fourth in the 2024 Formula 1 drivers' championship, but he has closed the gap to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to eight points as the latter, who is third in the standings, had a tough race in Singapore to finish fifth.
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