McLaren was sure if an unwell Piastri would be able to finish the AzerbaijanGP weekend, according to F1 team boss Stella.
The Italian acknowledged that at one stage there was a possibility that the Australian might have missed some of Saturday's sprint day track action in order to focus on being fit for Sunday's main event.
"We have had a couple of points during the weekend in which we needed to evaluate 'Is it better to rest now to make sure that we are okay on Sunday?," said Stella when asked about Piastri. "And the overall medical support I would like to acknowledge has been excellent in assisting Oscar, like his team.
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