Sauber
Nico Hulkenberg
“I’m really happy to finish the race with points. We’ve shown great pace all weekend, right from FP1. With the incident in the sprint yesterday, we didn’t get the chance to show what we could do, so it felt great to have another shot today. The race was clean, well-executed on multiple fronts, and we were determined to make the most of it. The whole team deserves this result for the work they’ve put in. Now onto Mexico!”
Gabriel Bortoleto
“It's been a rather uneventful race for me. We possibly could have done something different under the Virtual Safety Car, but starting from the back always makes things tough, especially if you do not have a big advantage on those in fronts of you, which was the case today. Overall, it's been a challenging weekend. Still, I want to thank the team for the work done throughout the sessions, listening to my feedback and trying to get me in the best possible position to perform. We'll take the learnings from this weekend, understand what we could have done better, keep our head up and move onto the next one."
Jonathan Wheatley, Team Principal
“An outstanding performance by Nico all weekend. It makes you wonder what the story might have been if turn one in the Sprint had gone smoothly too. He was a class act — composed, fast, and faultless in very tough conditions. On the other side of the garage, it was a frustrating afternoon for Gabi. We missed an opportunity under the Virtual Safety Car and with an equipment issue causing a slow first stop that set us back. We tried an aggressive strategy late on, but it didn’t quite pay off. Two very different stories this weekend: one to celebrate and one to learn from. But that’s racing, and we move forward to Mexico with plenty of encouragement for everyone involved.”
