McLaren
Lando Norris, 5th
"A strong day for the team, with many positives. I got a great start, and we managed to show a bit more of our competitive pace, especially in clean air. I'm pleased with how we managed the tyres and that we managed to pass Lewis in the final laps. We've clearly made significant progress with our power unit deployment, and this track suited our car well. Second and fifth is a good result, and a sign of the hard work the team is putting in, so thanks to them. It’s a sign we're heading in the right direction. We’ll head back to the factory now and put some work in over this extended gap in racing and focus on coming back in Miami in the best shape possible."
Oscar Piastri, 2nd
"We go alright when we make the start! A good result today, it would have been really interesting to see what would have happened without the Safety Car. I could keep George behind and just before the stops we were actually pulling away a little bit. A shame that we never got to see what would have happened. But I think for us, at this point, to be disappointed about finishing second is a pretty good place to be. Massive thanks to the team. I think we did a really good job of executing with what we had. We clearly still need to find a bit of performance, but we took every opportunity we had today."
Andrea Stella, Team Principal
"This was a good weekend that allows us to leave Suzuka encouraged. The speed we showed in Qualifying was confirmed in the race, and we were genuinely able to fight with Ferrari and, at times, Mercedes. Oscar delivered a superb drive after a great start with strong pace, fully deserving of his podium. Despite missing the first two Grands Prix starts, he is showing the strongest version of himself since he started to compete in Formula 1 – calm, resilient and inspirational for the whole team.
"Lando brought home important points despite heavily disrupted Practice sessions that meant he barely strung two consecutive laps together before the race. Our race execution, the starts, the strategy, and how we exploited the power unit, was strong.
"While we are encouraged by this result, our objective remains clear: we must improve the fundamental performance of our chassis. The characteristics of this circuit and the strong performance from our power unit played to our advantage, but we know our rivals still have an edge in cornering grip. We are aware we need a few tenths from the chassis to be able to contend for victories consistently. It is now our responsibility to provide both Oscar and Lando with a car that can consistently challenge for wins, and we are focused on bringing the necessary upgrades in the upcoming races to achieve that."
