Stoffel Vandoorne:
“Today was great with a P2 finish. Congratulations to Jake. It was a mega day for him. He was very fast in practice to begin with, then took pole and drove a very intelligent race. We could find no real reply to that. I tried to stay real close to him for as long as possible but just couldn’t get past him on this track. There are still three races to go, so we just have to keep pushing. We’ll get another chance tomorrow.”
Nyck de Vries:
“Unfortunately, we didn’t really have the pace today. I clipped the wall early on in the race, which bent the steering and rear-left suspension, causing me to really struggle with the car’s balance, especially in the right-hand turns. It was a real battle all the way to the finish. There are still three races to go and we have seen just how quickly the tide can turn in this championship. It’s extremely competitive and very close, so we have to make sure we’re doing our job and hopefully, that will be enough in the end. We had good pace in qualifying, which seems to be a key factor, but we need to find a bit more speed for tomorrow’s race.”
Ian James, Team Principal:
“Today has been a really strong day for the team. From the moment the first session started, the team has been absolutely clinical in their execution. We saw early on we had good pace here in London – having a good shot at a solid result. But, it is always about more than just ensuring you are fast. Consistency and not slipping up at any stage are as much part of securing a good result. And that is exactly what we managed to do today. We approached every session, every run, as a new challenge.
That paid off in the end: we delivered a performant car and strategy to the drivers, setting them up for the best result we could. They then delivered on their end: Stoffel made it through to the final stage of Qualifying - nearly clinching Pole Position. Nyck managed to start P3 on the grid. In the race, their race craft was displayed once again. Both drivers did a stellar job and came over the finish line in 2nd and 3rd place. Unfortunately Nyck got penalised for changing direction while defending - taking a 5 second time penalty, seeing him fall back to P6 in the final classification. A bitter pill to swallow as it means losing 7 very valuable points.
There are just three more races to go after today, and we are primed to deliver three more races like this: where precision is key and the whole team fights for every single millisecond. London, we’re ready for another race tomorrow!”
