Ultimately, Verstappen went on to win the race with a comfortable 28-second lead over Alonso. In the post-race press conference, Alonso was questioned about whether the extra pit stop cost him the chance to win. This question puzzled Alonso, as he clarified that 99 percent of the track was dry when he made the stop for medium tires. He didn’t understand why people expected him to have switched to intermediates at that time.
Aston Martin team boss Mike Krack later revealed that the team’s radar had indicated that little to no rain was going to reach the track. Alonso expressed his surprise at the question, saying, “I didn’t leave the race from the cockpit, as you probably saw on the outside. For me, it was very clear that the track on that lap we stopped was completely dry, apart from Turn 7 and 8. So, how will [I] put the inters? It was completely dry, 99 percent of the track. So, I stopped for dries.”
