Team Talk: A very first Sunday at the Madring

Cadillac

Sergio Perez, DNF

“Our race was going really strong up until the moment we suffered with a suspected water system issue. I think it's been one of the strongest weekends we've had as a team so far, pushing everything to the limit. We raced all the cars around us, keeping Yuki [Tsunoda] behind before we stopped and fought with the Williams all the way through, staying within a second of [Alex] Albon, so we can be happy with how our race was going.”

Valtteri Bottas, 18th

“Sadly not much action for me today. I was hoping for a few more things to happen but we knew that the pace here would be difficult and it was a tough race. The brake temperatures were an issue we had to manage quite a lot throughout, and the nature of this track highlights a lot of the issues that we have, but we know where we need to improve and we will keep working on it.”

Marcin Budkowski, Team Principal

“Thanks to Valtteri who brought the car to the finish while managing a few issues during the race. We opted for a strategy aimed at maximising race disruptions but it didn’t quite pay off. Checo had a great first lap, gaining several positions and was racing against the Williams and the Racing Bulls before we had to retire the car with a Power Unit issue. We’re looking forward to a busy week of preparation back at the factory before our next street race in Baku.”