Team Talk – Sunday afternoon in Miami

Mercedes

George Russell, P4

"That was a tough afternoon for us out there. The early laps felt OK and I thought that we were in the fight, but my pace wasn't strong on the Hard compound. We did make some changes near the end of the final stint which helped but this place has never been my favourite, and it showed.

"We gained a couple of positions at the end at least so the result was potentially better than it could have been. Kimi did a great job and showed that the car could challenge for victory. Congratulations to him; it's more great points for the team.

"I am looking forward to going to Canada for the next race. It's a circuit I like and have gone well at in the past. From Montreal onwards, we have seven races in a short period of time up until the summer break. Those will be really important for us so I'm looking forward to getting back in the groove."

Kimi Antonelli, P1

"That was not an easy race at all but I'm so happy we were able to bring the victory home. My start wasn't as bad as in the Sprint, but we still lost a position. I then lost a place to Lando (Norris) before the Safety Car, but we were able to fight back.

"Our pace was strong, I was able to stay close, and then the team did a brilliant job with the strategy. The undercut worked out just about perfectly and, despite the McLaren coming out just ahead, we were able to get past with our tyres being up to temperature.

"Despite our great start to the season, we are not getting ahead of ourselves. This is just the beginning of the season and there is a long year ahead. We are working super hard and the team is doing an incredible job at the moment. Without all the men and women at Brackley and Brixworth we wouldn't be in this position. We're going to continue to work hard, bring performance to the track, and aim for another good weekend in Canada."