Oscar Piastri has been supported by McLaren team principal Andrea Stella, despite spinning out and failing to secure a podium spot.
Piastri started his home race from second on the grid, behind Lando Norris, but could not match his team-mate and ultimately ended in ninth.
“Definitely mixed feelings because until the moment where both drivers hit this sudden rain in the last sector,” Stella said.
“Oscar and Lando were driving brilliantly, both, and effectively Oscar just paid a bigger price than Lando with going off-track and then not being able to come out of the grass.
“But I think Oscar today was deserving to be in contention for the victory until the last moment, and he drove exceptionally well.
“And when I use the verb ‘driving,’ that’s not only driving the car around the track, but it’s also the kind of assessment of the conditions and the decisions that we should have taken.”