At the time, Rory said of his performance: “I feel like we’ve turned the corner a little bit with the car. And it shows in our performance. I’m really happy, but I have to have my wits about me. The goal is to get some silver wear and bag some points.
“It feels absolutely amazing to win my first race for the team and for Motul. It’s been a long time coming but now we’ve adapted the car to suit me, it’s given me that buzz again. I feel like the old Rory from last year. To then turn that feeling into a result – well, you could see it on my face at the podium, that’s how much it meant to me. We did it in style. And I feel so at one with the car now. I can really attack.”