Windsor points to rule change after Turn 1 battle between Verstappen and Piastri

"Max got pole, a much acclaimed pole, but it didn't do much good in the race. It only lasted for a couple of hundred meters before Turn 1," Windsor began in his analysis on YouTube.

The analyst is clear on a rule change he would like to see in the competition, that the pole sitter would get to choose which side they'd like to start on during the Grand Prix.

Not only Piastri then had a 'mediocre' start afterwards, Windsor continues. "Oscar made an excellent start from the inside. Max was on the outside, admittedly on the clean side, but already Oscar was alongside before him, even before they got to the braking area and there was no way that wasn't going to be Oscar Piastri's corner," he said.

After the rivals were side-by-side, Verstappen decided to cut the corner to remain in the lead. For that, he was handed a five-second penalty by the stewards.

"Max always going to do what Max always does, he going to fight till the bitter end," Windsor continued. "On this occasion, it was clear Oscar who was going to get the advantage. He was either going to be given the position back or there was going to be a penalty."

Eventually, the Dutchman finished roughly two and a half seconds behind Piastri, as he did not make a single mistake.

Windsor also noted that the backmarkers did not make it easy for both leaders as they were getting lapped. "I always had an impression in Formula 1 these days, that you can hold a leader, or someone who is ahead of you maybe a corner or maybe two, but not for a lap and a half. Which is what Bortoleto and Stroll were doing, when Oscar and Max were coming past. That kind of ruined the final stage of the race."