Palour remarks on the race, “We honestly knew we had a fast car since first practice yesterday. The car has been amazing all weekend. Once we knew we were starting on reds, \u00a0I think we knew we were going to fight for the win.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Palou made his final stop on Lap 60, choosing scuffed Firestone primary tires, which are slower initially than the softer-compound alternates but whose harder compound lasted laps longer than the alternates and proved to be the better choice for consistent lap times. Palou’s Win <\/a>Palou had a 10.5-second lead on O\u2019Ward when he inherited the lead after Rossi\u2019s pit stop. O\u2019Ward hoped to take a chunk out of that lead and perhaps even challenge Palou for victory due to the extra grip and speed of his sticker Firestone alternate tires, but Palou\u2019s pace on both Firestone compounds proved too much. He pulled away over the closing laps, leaving the best jousting on track as the spirited, position-swapping contest for the final podium position between Rossi, Lundgaard and Rosenqvist.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0