Lewis Hamilton (second, Mercedes): “Congratulations to Max (Verstappen), their car was faster than ours today and this weekend and there wasn’t much we could do about it. I gave everything, I had a great battle with Sergio (Perez) at the end but at least I take second place.
The pressure I have had it often in my career, it was easy to manage. But it shows how fast their car is when you see how close Sergio was behind me. He did a really good job, he was putting pressure on me all the time and I really liked this race. “
Sergio Perez (third, Red Bull): “I’m still very happy, happy for my country. I wanted more today, I wanted to secure a double and we were not far from it. It was very close, overtaking here is so difficult. Even in the straights I did not have the possibility of going to look for it.
It was so messy at the first corner that we had to avoid problems, it was important. I gave all my heart for these people and I could hear them when I passed in the stadium, it was incredible. I received a lot, a lot of support. “
Charles Leclerc (fifth, Ferrari): “We had a very good pace but we stopped to try to do two different strategies with the two cars and try to put a little more pressure on Pierre (Gasly) even though he was very fast.
We stopped early enough for that reason, to push Pierre and try to use Carlos (Sainz) to come back to the end. What worked more or less but not enough and that’s why we re-exchanged positions at the end. “
Valtteri Bottas (thirteenth, Mercedes): ” (On the hookup with Ricciardo) I just think he touched me and spun me around. Obviously, it compromised my race and afterwards I was stuck behind him. It was really, really hard today. We didn’t have a pace in the race, I still don’t know why. I was stuck behind another car so that explains my lack of pace. “