Oscar Piastri has admitted it was 'unfortunate' that Lando Norris was unable to complete the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday.
Norris was forced out of the race with an engine failure, with his team-mate capitalising to extend his lead at the top of the Formula One standings.
Piastri remains the man to beat on the grid this year, with the Australian performing admirably throughout the campaign.
Now, speaking after the event in the Netherlands, the 24-year-old opened up on his team-mate and admitted it was 'unfortunate' that Norris couldn't stay in contention.
Oscar Piastri was delighted after winning the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday
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“It feels good, obviously. I controlled the race when I needed to, and obviously it was incredibly unfortunate for Lando at the end," he said.
“But I felt like I was in control of that one and just used the pace when I needed to.
"That was a bit of a different race to 12 months ago, so very happy with all the work we’ve done to try to improve around here, and very satisfied to come out on top."
At last year's Dutch GP, Piastri missed out on a place on the podium.
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But the McLaren star believes he's improved considerably since that event. When asked how he's come on, he said: "Nothing special, just trying to improve everywhere we can.
"The start of this weekend was looking like a difficult one and then I managed to get it together in qualifying, and then I was happy with the pace I had today.
“There were a couple of Safety Cars that spiced it up a little bit and we weathered it all, so I’m very proud of the whole team.
"It wasn’t just myself that improved to get here, it was the whole team around me and without them, none of this possible. It’s a big team effort."
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Max Verstappen, meanwhile, finished second.
The Red Bull star provided his verdict on the race, saying: "It wasnn't easy.
"I gave it everything at the start to move forward. A little moment in Turn 2, but after we just had to do our own race.
"Unfortunately we didn’t have the pace of the McLarens. We got a bit lucky with one retiring.
"In general, to be on the podium here is a great result. To be in second, I think is a really good achievement for us."
And Racing Bulls star Isack Hadjar, speaking after claiming his maiden podium, revealed his delight.
"It feels a bit unreal," he admitted.
"What was most surprising for me was keeping that fourth place for the whole race.
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Lando Norris was forced out of the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday
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"Unfortunately for Lando we took advantage of his [DNF] but we made no mistakes.
"The car was on rails the whole weekend and I'm really happy about myself because I maximised what I had, made no mistakes and brought home the podium. So I'm so happy for my guys.
"[Being on the podium] was always the target since I was a kid. So this is my first step, my first podium, and hopefully much more [to come]."