Thierry Salvi, Renault: "First and foremost we are delighted to have helped secure second place in the Constructors' Championship after a very difficult year for the team, which has done a fantastic job adapting to the new Power Unit regulations. Everyone has played their part. Seb did a great job today and again demonstrated his fighting qualities after the opening lap. Fifth was probably the best we could have hoped for in the end, but his PU ran without any problems at a particularly demanding circuit. There's just one race remaining now, and we'll be working very hard to end the season strongly before all of our energy switches to developing the RS35 unit ahead of 2015."

Nico took his fifth victory of the season, Lewis his 15th podium finish from eighteen races. A 15th win of 2014 for the Silver Arrows equals the highest number of victories scored in a single season set by McLaren in 1988. The 11th one-two finish of 2014 for the team is a new all-time record, surpassing the previous best set in that same year. The team now has 651 Constructors' Championship points - the most ever scored in a single season - surpassing the total set by Red Bull in 2011 with one race remaining. Lewis and Nico head into the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi with just 17 points separating them in the Drivers' Championship. Both drivers started on the soft compound Pirelli tyre, stopping three times for mediums throughout the race.

Toto Wolff: I'm so proud of the team and what we have achieved today. What you see at the track on a race weekend is just the tip of the iceberg and there are so many hard working, intelligent, good people who contributed to the success of the car and of this season. If I could, I would want to mention the names of everybody. Although you see a couple of public faces, the results are only possible because the team is strong and sticks together. Numbers like 11 one-two finishes, 15 wins and 30 podiums in a season make me incredibly proud of my colleagues and humble at what we have achieved together. Today's race was a pure battle between Nico and Lewis, with no quarter asked or given. The deciding moment probably came when Lewis spun on lap 28. That gave Nico some breathing room and, although Lewis seemed to have the better speed today, Nico was able to absorb the pressure from then all the way to the flag. It was a fantastic performance from both of them and sets up the prospect of a thrilling finale in Abu Dhabi. No matter which way that race goes, either driver would be a very worthy World Champion at the end of a fantastic season.

Paddy Lowe: We have been saying all week that Brazilian Grands Prix are usually full of drama and this one was no exception. Although the weather didn't play a disruptive role, we saw a brilliant all-out battle between our two drivers that exemplified the incredible level of competition we have seen between them all season. Prior to the race, it was clear that tyre endurance would play a key role, after the teams had unanimously decided to bring a softer selection to this event than Pirelli had initially recommended. When conditions proved so hot and track temperatures so high, we thought that making a three-stop strategy would actually be quite tight, so we were pleased to find the tyres actually behaved better than our predictions had suggested. It is an incredible achievement to score our 11th one-two finish of the season and to write a line in the history books of the sport. 1988 was my first season in Formula One and that year saw records set that I thought would never be broken. It is hard now to get my head round the fact that we have set a new benchmark. That is a real tribute to the achievements of the team. Congratulations to everybody in Stuttgart, Brixworth and Brackley on reaching this milestone.

Pat Fry: "Like the majority of the grid, today we were planning to run a three stop strategy, as we knew that the increase in temperatures, the nature of the circuit and the abrasive track surface would impact heavily on tyre behaviour. Managing the two compounds was extremely complicated, with an early first stop to get rid of the Softs, because of graining, to take on the Mediums which degraded rapidly but in a more linear fashion. The decision to switch Kimi to a two stop paid off as, surprisingly, he was able to run consistently for no less than 36 laps. Fernando found himself fighting with Vettel in the Red Bull, who probably had a bit more pace today, but taking sixth place along with Kimi's seventh, gives us a reasonable margin in the Constructors' classification over McLaren. Overall, it was a positive weekend and, in future we must ensure we get on top of any reliability problems, like the ones we've had over the past few days."

Romain started from P14 on new medium compound tyres. He changed to fresh medium compound tyres on lap 24 then scrubbed medium compound tyres on lap 40, changing to a final set of new soft compound tyres on lap 59. Pastor started from P16 on new soft compound tyres. He changed to new medium compound tyres on laps 4 and 27 then scrubbed mediums on lap 45.

Federico Gastaldi, Deputy Team Principal: "Today we expected a better result on track, especially after some of the evidence to suggest we could have a reasonably decent race. Neither driver experienced a perfect day. Pastor struggled at the start, but then fought back to make up a lot of places. Romain was able to run high up the order early-on but we had to change strategy which penalised him, but not as much as his engine failure. Now our focus is Abu Dhabi and the double points available there."

Alan Permane, Trackside Operations Director: "Today's race didn't go the way we wanted it. Pastor didn't get a good start off the line and Romain's car was unable to make it to the chequered flag. We were hoping to capitalise on better tyre life than our rivals, and although we were able stretch more durable performance from the medium compound than some, it was insufficient to secure fewer pit stops for us which meant no advantage. We have one race remaining in 2014 where we will push to gain some final points from this season, then our focus is 100% on 2015."

Simon Rebreyend, Renault Sport F1 track support leader: "Everything went well on Pastor's side of the garage today and it was good to see him work his way up to twelfth after a difficult qualifying session. The hotter temperatures and high altitude make Interlagos one of the tougher venues for the new Power Units, but we managed to deal with those circumstances pretty well in the end. Romain's strategy meant he should have been a factor over the final stint, but unfortunately he had a Power Unit issue that lead to his ICE losing a cylinder. Hopefully he can bounce back in Abu Dhabi and close out the season with a strong result."

Kevin Magnussen struggled with high tyre degradation all afternoon. He initially looked set to make good progress, capably jumping Sebastian Vettel on the opening lap to run sixth just behind Jenson. Thereafter, however, his tyre problems compromised his ability to prevent himself from sliding back down the order. He eventually finished ninth.

Eric Boullier, Racing Director: "Today's race was all about tyres. On an extremely hot track surface, often in the mid-to-high-fifties Celsius, Jenson drove a superb race, managing tyre wear with all the expertise he's become famous for.

"The result was an excellent fourth place - which, although it isn't what McLaren is all about, was a very welcome reward for all our engineers' hard work, transforming our car's performance from a low ebb on Friday to the very respectable race pace it exhibited today.

"Kevin made a good start, making up a place on lap one, and ending it in sixth place, running in fifth-placed Jenson's wheel-tracks. Thereafter, though, he began to struggle with high levels of tyre degradation which adversely affected his ability to match Jenson's lap-times. He ended up ninth. Set-up may have had something to with it; we don't yet know; but we'll investigate."

Vijay Mallya, Team Principal & Managing Director: "It was an interesting race for us and I think we were involved in a lot of the overtaking action! Nico produced a very good performance, making the most of an alternative strategy and bringing home some valuable points. The only regret is that, had the race been a couple of laps longer, he could have probably finished a couple of positions higher. Checo always had his work cut out after taking the grid drop: he had a great start and was looking like he would make up quite a few places, but in the end the five-second pit-stop penalty undid all the good work he had done in the first part of the race. Today's results mean we will need a special result in Abu Dhabi, but we will not stop fighting as the maths does not rule us out. Formula One can be unpredictable and we're ready to take the championship battle for fifth down to the wire."

Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Principal: "Today's result is very disappointing. Esteban had a promising starting position and a good chance to score a point, which could unfortunately not be achieved. Adrian's opportunities were reduced after he had to start the race from the pit lane, and lost some time during his first pit stop."

Giampaolo Dall'Ara, Head of Track Engineering: "Our biggest problem today was that our expectations in terms of weather were wrong. We had prepared our cars for a cooler day, which was the forecast. However, the temperatures were significantly higher than predicted. This made our day pretty difficult. On Adrian's car we had to change the cooling configuration, and, as a result, he started from the pit lane. For Esteban we decided to start him from his grid position and use a slightly more conservative approach on the performance side. His pace was good in the beginning and put him in a position to fight for a point, but shortly before the end his lap times were temporarily slower. We can't see anything on the data, so we have to look at it with the driver to understand what happened. We were really looking forward to scoring the final point. Adrian had a difficult Sunday, being forced to start from the pit lane. He also lost five seconds at the first pit stop."

Overall, we knew that here in Sao Paolo it would have been difficult to score points but we will try to be in the best possible shape to reach this target in Abu Dhabi, the very important last event of the season."

Ricardo Penteado (Renault Sport F1 track support leader): "It's been a pretty tough day for the team, especially as we needed to push throughout the race at a circuit where the Power Unit is made to work very hard. We didn't encounter any problems though and maximised everything towards the end in an effort to help Daniil find a way past Bottas in their fight for 10th and the final point. The Williams is very slippery in a straight line though and unfortunately we didn't quite have enough. There were also no problems for Jean-Eric, but he was still slightly compromised by his limited running on Friday."

Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: That was probably the most hectic race we have had all year and was very difficult to manage from the pit wall with everything that was going on. We had a lot of issues; both cars had debris stuck in them and we had to remove these at different pit stops, Valtteri lost time in his first stop as he had an issue with his belts that we needed to check, and Felipe lost time in his second stop through a penalty and stopping in the wrong box. Nevertheless we have secured some good points in spite of these challenges, extending our lead over fourth in the Championship and Felipe put in a very mature drive to finish on the podium in front of his home fans. The car is quick and this race had proved that - we now need to make sure that in Abu Dhabi we fully maximise the points that we should be attaining with this car.

Hamilton adopted a similar strategy to finish runner-up, 1.5 seconds behind his team mate, after losing some time when he ran wide earlier in the race. After both made their final pit stops, Hamilton was able to use tyres that were one lap fresher to challenge Rosberg for the lead, setting up an exciting finale. In the end, Rosberg sealed his eighth career victory and his fifth win of 2014.

Most drivers started on the soft tyre, which was up to a second per lap faster around Interlagos than the medium compound. Force India's Nico Hulkenberg adopted an alternative three-stop strategy, using the medium tyre from the start until his final stint on the soft. The extra speed at the end of the race helped him to finish eighth, making up four places from his grid position. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) used a similar strategy to finish just outside the points from the penultimate place on the grid.

As expected in the high track temperatures of more than 50 degrees - the highest seen at the Brazilian Grand Prix in recent years - the theoretically fastest three-stop strategy was used by nearly all the drivers. The highest-placed driver to stop only twice was Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, who finished seventh after a thrilling battle that was just as intense as that which took place at the very front of the field. The drivers' championship will now be decided at the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi, with double points on offer.

Paul Hembery: "We saw a mesmerising battle between the two Mercedes drivers, during which they had to balance their desire to beat each other with the need to get the most out of the tyres in these very high temperatures. Ambient and track temperatures were certainly higher than everybody anticipated, which caused some degree of blistering and graining, particularly at the start of the race with heavy fuel, soft tyres and the hottest temperatures of the day. This did not however affect tyre performance. The new surface created a number of challenges for everyone all weekend, including the teams, the drivers and ourselves. Most drivers went for a three-stop strategy, which we predicted to be the fastest around Interlagos. However, Kimi Raikkonen made a two-stop strategy work as well, at one of the most demanding races of the year."

Truth-O-Meter

We predicted three stops as theoretically the fastest strategy for the 71-lap race, and because of the high degree of tyre wear as well, this was adopted by all but one of the competitors. Our prediction was a short stint on soft before changing to medium; medium again on lap 21 and a final stint on the medium from lap 46. Rosberg followed this pattern exactly, stopping on laps seven, 26 and 50.