Alpine F1
Fernando Alonso
"It was a good result today and I am happy to score more points for the team. It was a very long, hot race so it was very challenging. I thought we managed the temperatures and the tyres in a good way, and we also kept enough of a gap to Lance (Stroll) behind. We made some good calls on strategy and executed everything well. It was a little bit of a different weekend and we'll have to see if the fans enjoyed it. We now have two weeks until we go again."
Esteban Ocon
"It was not an easy race today with everything going on; the red flag, two standing starts, but we're back in the points and that feels good. It was nice to be fighting and getting the maximum from the car. Tyre management was challenging today but we did everything well. Of course, you always want more, but as a team, we have both cars in the points today and that's a great reward for everyone's hard work. We're back on the pace after three difficult races and we aim to keep this going now through to Hungary. We'll be preparing and working hard for that, to make sure we back this result up. I'm glad Max is OK after the incident, and I wish him a speedy recovery."
Marcin Budkowski, executive director
"Overall it's been a positive weekend for us; a great Sprint, double points and nice to see Esteban back to form. The race didn't start the best way with Fernando having an off on his way to the grid and damaging his diffuser. We made all the repairs we could on the grid but had to start the race with a slightly damaged car and a performance deficit. Both drivers lost some positions at the start, but it went a lot better on the restart after the red flag. From that point on, it was a very well-managed race from a strategy and pace point of view. Fernando actually managed the pace in a very strategic way by creating a DRS train to protect his position. It was a while since we placed both cars in the points and it allowed us to outscore our nearest competitors in the Constructors' Championship. We also send our best wishes to Max and hope he is OK."
