Palou finished just half a second behind winner Scott McLaughlin, and admitted afterwards: “I don’t think we had the pace he had today. Like he was on rails, and he knew where to go fast and where to obviously save some fuel at the end. I was just there trying to make some pressure so hopefully he made a mistake or anything, but no, he was all good.”
But in the overall context of the weekend, he said his run to second was “a really good day for the #10 car. I was able to get some guys at the start and then on Turn 3 or Turn 4, as well. I was pretty happy. The crew did an amazing job during the pit stops… The boys did a really good job during the preseason to try and be good as they were and ready today.
“We didn’t have any data, so I don’t think that the team was able to see the fuel we had. I was not able to see the fuel number I was hitting, so that makes it a bit hard, but anyway… I think it’s always good to start with a great result. If it doesn’t come, it’s okay….
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