ROWLAND HAPPY DESPITE TUMBLE

Although his late-race fall down the order ended Oliver Rowland’s shot at points, the Yorkshireman was still “happy” with the pace in his Mahindra, feeling that he was only unstuck by the team committing to a 39-lap race strategy. “I think nine times out of 10 we would have done one less lap and it’d have worked,” he said.

“It is what it is. I’m happy because we had pretty decent pace.”