Haas F1 Team
Oliver Bearman
“It was a tough race and there were too many mistakes from my side. On one hand, we finished P12 – close to the points – despite the mistakes I made, but on the other hand there were too many mistakes and lost time. It was a really tough day, and I learned a lot for sure. I’ll take the positives that I’ve learned the track, something I wasn’t going to be doing before next year, and of course racing in these conditions, it’s rare, so that was really valuable.”
Nico Hulkenberg
“Unfortunately, I needed help from the marshals as I was beached, which was really unfortunate after a low-speed spin. It was my mistake but it was quite unlucky to be beached like that, normally you spin but can continue after, so a small mistake with a huge consequence there. It’s been a very tough and disappointing weekend.”
Ayao Komatsu, team principal
“It’s been a very tough day for the team, we didn’t perform today, and others scored heavily. Operationally, we didn’t maximize everything here so that’s something we need to take home and review. A slight positive was that Ollie’s pace on inters – and part of the race with Nico – was actually better than what we thought we could achieve, so that’s a small positive that we can improve the performance of the intermediates. We have to look ahead for the last three races; we have decent pace in the dry, so we need to reset and refocus. We need to get the best out of the car and everyone for the next three.”
