Racing Bulls
Isack Hadjar
"It’s pure frustration just missing out on points. The pace was strong all weekend, and I felt confident going into the race. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a great launch at the start. I gave it everything on lap one, but got overtaken and ended up getting stuck behind other cars. On the Medium tyres, our pace was solid. It’s a good result for the team and for Liam, there are definitely plenty of positives to take away.
"The car has the potential, I just need to put everything together when it counts. We’ve been a bit unlucky in the last few races, but I’m optimistic about the second half of the season. I’ll stay focused on what’s ahead and come back stronger after the summer break.”
Liam Lawson
"I'm very happy with today's result. It was a tough race and trying to find a window for boxing was tricky with all the traffic. The speed was really good as well as the degradation on the tyres, so everything was well executed by the team. It's never easy keeping a driver like Max behind you, but our strategy meant that we could keep position until the end. It's obviously great to have more consistency over the most recent races, but the key thing is for us to keep the momentum going following the much-deserved summer break."
Alan Permane – Team Principal
“A very strong race from Liam, both the car and the one-stop strategy worked very well; he made the tyres last well and brings home another 8th place. It was a shame for Isack, he felt he could have qualified better yesterday and ultimately on this track, two or three places in Qualifying is ever so hard to get back in the race. We lost a place to Bearman at the start, losing a lot of time behind him, which then undid the rest of his race.
"Overall though, the car has been decent with both of them in Q3 in the last two races. Unfortunately, we’ve lost a position in the Championship, but it’s all very tight in the midfield and we have a good car, so we’re looking forward to the second half of the season and I’m very sure we’ll get some positions back. A massive thank you to the drivers and all our teams back in Faenza and Milton Keynes, we can have a breather as we go into the break, and we’ll come back very strong in Zandvoort."
