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Originally Posted by PAS
Norris and Piastri both overtook Max on the same tyre as the rain was getting heavier, Sainz closed up a 5 or 6 sec gap to around 1 or 2. Max made a great call to pit for inters at the right time, this brought him back up into top 3. Brand new hard or medium tyres as opposed to used softs are going to perform much better over 12 laps or so with minimal fuel, just look at what Piastri did on mediums after his last pit stop.
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Max said they ate through the intermediates, but Max was strong on them after the initial graining and started to close the gap at the end of the wet stint considerably. This in part, as well as a stronger bit stop from RB than MB or Mcl that allowed him to make up some ground as they went t the final stint where we know what he did there.
I'm not sure I agree that Hards would have been a logical call for better pace. The weather was quite cold, and those hard tires even in warmer temps are a bit tough to fire up - plus the RB usually doesnt get tires to temp quickly. The Medium was the tire to have but RB had none so they went with the slowest option as it was the only one that made sense for them. Medium was the better option, but Pia was too far back after Mcl screwed his race like they always do in favor of their boy wonderless.