"We changed the strategy, thinking that we should be able to maintain the lead even at the second stop, so we short-fuelled in the first pitstop and started the second stint ahead of Kimi, " he said.
Just two laps after Alonso came in early to take on more fuel, Piquet's crash forced the deployment of the safety car and the subsequent pitstop of nearly all the other drivers -- an action that promoted Alonso to fifth from where he went on to secure victory.