Lindblad noted that the one-stop strategy ultimately proved less effective than the two-stop strategy chosen for Lawson.
"Then from there, I think pace was quite similar – maybe he was a tiny bit quicker – and then on the strategy, it was a bit of a shame that one stop didn't work," he said.
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He affirmed that the team's decision to split strategies between both cars made logical sense. "But I fully understand from the team's point of view.
It was a big question mark going to the race," said Lindblad.
The British driver acknowledged how track degradation influenced the final results.
"Then we saw Nico [Hulkenberg] trigger the two [stop] and we decided to split the strategy with the cars, which made sense," he said.
He explained that tire wear prevented him from securing eighth place ahead of Lawson.
"If the hard hung on better, I would have looked like a hero being P8 and unfortunately it didn't, so Liam was the one that maximised," said Lindblad.
Lindblad emphasized that Racing Bulls extracted the maximum available points from the Hungarian weekend.
"So I think from the team's point of view, it was the maximum that was possible today," he said.
He accepted the outcome without frustration regarding the tactical gamble.
"I don't have any regrets about the one stop not working because it could have also been the other way around quite easily," said Lindblad.
