Racing Bulls
Isack Hadjar
"It wasn’t our day today as we had an issue with the car just before the pit stop. It lasted the whole second part of the race and cost us the points. I was just hoping for the other drivers not to catch up so quickly, but they did, and the blue flags didn’t help us. In the corners we were pretty fast but we lost everything on the straights, so there wasn’t anything more we could do.
"I’ll be looking together with the team at what happened today and then we'll switch our focus to Austin, aiming to keep the good momentum started after the summer break.”
Liam Lawson
“We stayed out most of the race on a set of Mediums and unfortunately ended up behind a train of cars after we boxed. Had we started higher up the grid, we could've potentially ended up in the points with our pace, but a tough Quali meant it was going to be tricky from the outset. It's been a difficult weekend in challenging conditions, but my focus is now on Austin.”
Alan Permane, Team Principal
“A very tough day today for us, and the first time that we’ve been out of the points since Silverstone. We had an issue with Isack’s powertrain, which cost him 0.5s each lap, and to race under those conditions, when everything else is so tight here, makes it virtually impossible. He drove brilliantly and did everything he could, but in the end it proved too much of a handicap to keep the car in the points.
"For Liam, he had just as tough of a race. He didn’t have the car underneath him that he wanted and struggled with grip and balance. We went very long for him on his first stint, hoping he could take advantage of a Safety Car, but ultimately he didn’t have the pace. We will re-group and absolutely get to the bottom of the issue on Isack’s car, coming back strong in Austin – a track that will definitely suit our car.”
