Stella: Piastri was cleanly ahead of Antonelli

      In the fight for the lead at the start of Saturday's Miami sprint, Kimi Antonelli found himself off the track, losing three positions, and blamed Oscar Piastri for ousting him. The stewards reviewed the incident and did not punish anyone, and the head of the McLaren team, Andrea Stella, sees no problems either.

      Andrea Stella: "Both drivers and the team completed the sprint almost perfectly, avoiding problems on the wet track and finishing in first and second place. A good start to the weekend!

      Regarding the start, I want to say that there are relatively clear rules, as well as the interpretation of the stewards, on whom we rely in terms of setting standards that are equal for everyone.

      If you look at Oscar's position on the approach to the first corner, the fact that he was always on the track, you will understand that he was clean ahead of Antonelli.

      If Lando hadn't made a pit stop, the result would have been almost the same. But at that moment it was right to change the tires. Slick cars picked up the pace, and the risk that the intermediate tires would completely wear out was too great. Oscar was ahead at the time, but here in Miami, the safety car played into Lando's hands. However, he was very fast without that."