Lewis Hamilton: "What an incredible day. That was a really tough race tonight and I am absolutely delighted to have come home with the win. It’s a long time since I had a race like that! My weekend started off well but I didn’t really have great pace for qualifying and the race. I knew that I needed a good start and to go into the first corner in the lead was crucial to my race this evening. From there, it was such a battle. Nico drove fantastically well and, in all honesty, he had the pace on me today but I managed to hold on. I knew when the safety car came out that Nico would be on the option tyres and that he would be quick. To try and stay ahead of him was so hard and when I came across the line I was just so relieved. When you’re racing your team-mate, the pressure is really intense and we both knew that we had to bring the cars home for the team and for the championship. All credit to the team for allowing us to race and I hope the fans loved the show that we were able to put on tonight. A big thank you to the team, especially to my engineers for all the information they were giving me during the race, and to everyone here and back at the factories for all their hard work. Another one-two is just fantastic for us. I’m also very proud to have joined Fangio with 24 Grand Prix wins today, he’s one of the great racers of all time so that’s a real honour."
Nico Rosberg: "It was a great battle out there this evening with Lewis and this kind of race is exactly why I am in Formula One; I love to race like today. Of course, it’s very disappointing to have finished second in the end but I gave it everything and it just didn't quite come off for me. Lewis did a great job defending his position and, so often when I did manage to get past, I then couldn't see him in the blind spot in my mirrors. Our strategy was good and to change it after the first stint was a decision that I made with the team. It was a slightly slower strategy but it gave me the best chance of catching Lewis at the end on the option tyres. The difference between the prime and the option was not as big as we expected however and that's why I didn’t quite manage to get by. The positive must be that this was a great day for Formula One. The race was a fantastic show and hopefully it proves that the critics of our new technology are wrong. I can't wait for China now and I want to end up on the top step there."
Sergio Perez: "This podium is an amazing achievement and one of the most special results in my whole career. This is a massive confidence boost, especially after the very hard season I had last year, and it was the hardest-fought podium I ever had. It was an amazing feeling to cross the line because the last few laps were very difficult. I had to keep up the pace and I knew the Red Bulls were coming. In the end we managed to stay ahead and score this very special result in only my third race with the team. I also had a great fight with my teammate during the whole race. When he got ahead of me after the first stop, I tried to keep my head down to get back ahead. I managed to do that when we were fighting with the Williams and that was the crucial moment."
P. Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG 1h38m42.743
2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG + 1.085
3. Sergio Perez Force India + 24.067
4. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull + 24.489
5. Nico Hulkenberg Force India + 28.654
6. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 29.879
7. Felipe Massa Williams + 31.200
8. Valtteri Bottas Williams + 31.800
9. Fernando Alonso Ferrari + 32.500
10. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari + 33.400
11. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso + 41.300
12. Romain Grosjean Lotus + 43.100
13. Max Chilton Marussia + 59.900
14. Pastor Maldonado Lotus + 1:02.800
15. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham + 1:27.900
16. Jules Bianchi Marussia + 1 lap
17. Jenson Button McLaren + 2 laps
Not classified/Retirements:
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 49 laps
Kevin Magnussen McLaren 40 laps
Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 39 laps
Marcus Ericsson Caterham 33 laps
Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 18 laps
Adrian Sutil Sauber 17 laps
Fastest Lap: Nico Rosberg 1:37.020
After 3 races:
Driver: Constructor:
1. Nico Rosberg 61 1. Mercedes AMG 111
2. Lewis Hamilton 50 2. Force India 44
3. Nico Hulkenberg 28 3. McLaren 43
4. Fernando Alonso 26 4. Red Bul 35
5. Jenson Button 23 5. Ferrari 33
6. Sebastian Vettel 23 6. Williams 30
7. Kevin Magnussen 20 7. Toro Rosso 7
8. Valtteri Bottas 18
9. Sergio Perez 16
10. Daniel Ricciardo 12
11. Felipe Massa 12
12. Kimi Raikkonen 7
13. Jean-Eric Vergne 4
14. Daniil Kvyat 3
