Daniel Ricardo won a second victory of the season, Fernando Alonso finished second, achieving the best result of the season, and Lewis Hamilton climbed on the third step of the podium after starting from the pit lane.
1st Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing): “I had a scare in the middle of the race. For a few laps we had a few issues and we were down on power, so I had to get a bit crazy on the switches. So the race could have potentially finished early but we got through that and I was happy. We had to overtake to win the race – we had fresher tyres but I knew it would be an exciting finish. There was only one way to win it which was getting around them. I tempted Lewis into Turn 2 the previous lap and eventually I got him. Once I got close enough to Fernando I knew I had to go for it – I was in a sandwich with Lewis in DRS range so I couldn’t waste too much time. When I got the lead I knew there were a couple of laps to go, and that feels good.”
2nd Fernando Alonso (Scuderia Ferrari): “I am very pleased. Overall, the weekend was not easy, so the finish on podium was a little surprise for us. We took a chance, hoping to win, from which we are separated quite a bit. I am proud of the team and the work we have done today. The race was a lot of factors which were difficult to understand, but we have used capabilities and experience. This season we can qualify for a podium only unpredictable races, and today we took advantage of our chance.”
3d Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): “The whole weekend turned out some crazy. In the race at first did not want to warm up the brakes because of that I did not stay on track. Fortunately, the car was not damaged, we once again managed to minimize the damage. In general, I’m not ready to call this one of the best race of my career. Many thanks to the team, they coped well with pit stops, and our tactics proved to be correct. The car looked great, and I myself have tried to show all that capable. As a result, we do not lose as many points, but this weekend could emerge for us to be more successful. But we have a lot of strengths, and I’m sure that in the future we will be able to act again at their level“.
