Ferrari
Charles Leclerc
We expected this to be a difficult weekend for us so I'm happy with how the race went today, having made up some points on McLaren.
We had some luck on my side and a little less on Carlos' with the puncture. We may have been able to finish second and third had it not been for that, which is a shame teamwise, but overall, it was positive to be this competitive here.
Driving for such an iconic team as Ferrari, it would be amazing for us to finish the season by bringing the constructors' title back to Maranello. It won't be easy to score the points we need to win the title in a single weekend, but everything is still possible and we will do absolutely everything to achieve it.
Carlos Sainz
I'm obviously not happy with the outcome of today's race. We were in a strong position but unfortunately, I got a puncture and had to complete an entire lap with a flat tire. After the pit stop, the Safety Car came out so the whole situation cost us even more time and ultimately some crucial positions.
Dragging the car for an entire lap led to some damage and the car felt a bit off, making things difficult for the last stint.
That said, I'm pleased I managed to bring the car home and together with Charles' podium we managed to score important points. We will fight until the last lap of the Abu Dhabi race for the championship, and hopefully finish the season in the best way possible.
Fred Vasseur; Team Principal
The most important thing today is that we scored more points than McLaren. We are now 21 points behind, with one race to go which means everything is possible. We have also increased our lead over Red Bull, which means in Abu Dhabi we can focus more on the team in front of us.
The race today was a bit chaotic, but overall, it was a good one for us: we executed it well, the pace was there and I'm very pleased with the job we did today. It was in our plan that the drivers would not push too hard for the first laps in order to push more later on and we were confident we had the pace on the Hard to push until the end.
We have some regrets, such as Carlos' puncture which came at the very worst place, as he had to drive a full lap before pitting and it cost us one or two positions.
Now we go to Abu Dhabi, which on paper, should be a better circuit for us and with Max and Mercedes on the pace, you never know what could happen in the championship battle. We will push flat out to the final checked flag.
