Ferrari
Charles Leclerc,
"The start and race overall went well and we were fighting for the podium. At the end, unfortunately, I made a mistake that cost me several positions. That’s on me and I will make sure I don’t repeat it again. We will take the time we have in this short break before our next race in Canada to review and take some steps forward."
Lewis Hamilton #44
"Today’s race was affected by what happened on the opening lap, and with the damage I sustained, P7 was the best result we could achieve. Overall, it was a challenging weekend, but I believe we have a good car and there are some positives to take away. We just need to keep pushing, both at the factory and at the track, to keep adding performance and close the gap as we move forward."
Fred Vasseur, Team Principal
"Overall, it was a challenging Sunday on both sides of the garage. With Lewis, the race was largely about managing the damage from lap one, which meant dealing with overheating and doing a lot of lift and coast just to bring the car to the finish. On Charles’ side, the pace was strong in clean air and we were fighting at the front, but once we dropped into traffic it became more difficult and consistency was the main issue.
"There was a big performance delta between the part when Charles was leading and the later part of the race. It is something we need to look into, because it was a similar picture in yesterday’s Sprint.
However, there are some positives to take from the weekend: the starts were good and the upgrades worked as expected. We know where we need to improve – consistency, managing traffic and extracting the full potential of the package."
