“We've had some really bad luck on Sundays this year, so it was nice to finally win one," he said. "It was a good win, because I had to pass Lucas for the lead and was under pressure all the time, but I had good pace. I think the team did a great job for me. It's a fantastic result. We changed the clutch overnight, and I just couldn't judge the bite of it at the start. Lucas had an amazing start, but he was pretty slow and it was no problem to pass him. I got a good exit from turn two, and he was sliding around a lot, and got a good run into the hairpin.
"I sold him a dummy, so although he was briefly back in front, I knew I'd get him on the way out. From then on, it was okay. I didn't really feel under pressure too much from Zuber, although he was always there. The rear tyre degradation was much higher than we anticipated, so it was tricky to manage. I knew if I'd have run away from Zuber, I would have been in trouble with the tyres at the end, so it was a case of managing the gap to him.
"The only problem I had in the whole race was lapping Diego Nunes, and I ran wide at turn one when I lost the downforce. That allowed Zuber to get a bit of a run on me, so I had to defend at the hairpin. But, besides that brief moment, I was in total control of the situation. I am really delighted for the whole team, the sponsors and everyone. It was really fantastic to have the Indian national anthem playing at a
Formula One weekend for only the second time."
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