Toro Rosso
Pierre Gasly
"I'm very disappointed, it was tough to finish the race after just three corners. In Turn 3 I went on the inside and I thought Esteban had seen me, when I saw he closed the door I couldn't avoid the collision. It's a shame to have this incident – especially at the French GP with two French drivers. It's very difficult to take, I really wanted to do well this weekend and it's definitely not wanted from my home race."
Brendon Hartley
"It was a clean and good race, but starting last it was hard to make much headway. I had a good battle with Marcus early on, but he got me back during the pit stops. I kept out of trouble on the first lap - a couple of cars cut the chicane and I didn't make up much ground, but at least I was able to keep the car safe. I wish we could have made some more progress but ultimately we didn't have the pace today. I moved forward and got by the two Williams, but I don't think there was much more we could do in the race, it's tricky when you start at the back."
Toyoharu Tanabe, Honda F1 Technical Director
"This was a complicated weekend and it was extremely disappointing for us and also for all the French fans, that Pierre's race was over just a few moments after the start. Brendon, who started from the back of the grid because of the penalties incurred, moved up the order as others fell out and he also passed a few cars. A race to forget, but at least we can try and do better, starting this coming Friday in Austria."
