Christian Horner, Team Principal: "First of all, irrelevant of anything else, our thoughts are with Jules Bianchi and that he's okay; that is the absolute first priority.
"For the race, it was a strong race performance by the team with both drivers making great progress and some fantastic overtaking moves. Third and fourth are competitive results. We looked a lot more competitive in the wet conditions, which tend to be a great equaliser."
Thierry Salvi, Renault: "First and foremost, we are all thinking of Jules and hope for good news. For us, the race was a big challenge given the changing weather conditions. Seb and Dan were able to come back to the front with impressive overtaking throughout the race. The main task for the team was to manage the tyres based on forecast, lap time and driver comments. For us, it was a very busy race looking after the energy management of the power units with such changes in grip and track conditions."
The race began behind the Safety Car in wet conditions, then was suspended at the end of lap two. The race resumed at 15:25, once again behind the Safety Car, which then pitted at the end of lap 9. From this point, the race ran uninterrupted on a wet track in mixed weather conditions. Both drivers made two pit-stops (HAM: L14, L35; ROS: L13, L33) and ran wet/intermediate/intermediate tyres. The race was brought to a premature end by a red flag on lap 44 after an accident for Jules Bianchi at Turn 7.
The thoughts and prayers of the entire team are with Jules and our colleagues at the Marussia F1 Team at this time.
Toto Wolff: At this stage, the only important thing is that Jules Bianchi is okay and recovers; the sport is not as important as that now.
Paddy Lowe: Our thoughts are now with Jules Bianchi as we wait for more news of his condition. We had predicted a difficult race from the moment we saw the forecast for this weekend but the weather didn't prove as bad as we had perhaps expected. It was a tricky start behind the Safety Car but then much of the race unfolded in intermediate tyre conditions. We pulled out a lead at the beginning which meant we were able to shadow our competitors with the pit stops and let the drivers battle it out on track. They had a hard dice and Lewis managed an impressive overtake at Turn One. In conditions like we saw today, a one-two finish is a good achievement for the team. I would also like to thank the fans, who were fantastic in their support this weekend - as always in Japan - and who make it such a pleasure to race here. But most importantly of all, we are all hoping to hear some positive news about Jules soon.
Marco Mattiacci: "For our team, this weekend was unfortunately characterized by reliability problems, yesterday on Kimi's car and today on Fernando's. With Kimi, we paid the price for not having been able to get his car configured as well as possible in the third free practice session. That meant he suffered with balance problems throughout the race. Today, with Fernando, we had a bit more of a chance and what happened today just underlines the fact that we must improve the car. However, at the moment, all this is of secondary importance and all our thoughts are only with Jules Bianchi."
Pat Fry: "It's disappointing to finish the weekend without scoring points, but our biggest concern tonight is what happened to Jules Bianchi. We still don't know much but it looked very serious. As for our race, Fernando's only lasted a couple of laps, probably because of a problem with the electrical system, however we will need to wait until we have the car back for confirmation. Kimi's main problem was graining on the front tyres. At the pit stop he lost valuable time because of a problem with the front right, but even without that, I think his finishing position wouldn't have been that much different. Today's conditions were definitely not easy and what happened here highlights just how important it is to work on the reliability of the car."
Romain started from P16 on new full wet tyres, changing to new wets before the race restart on lap 3. He changed to new intermediates on laps 11, 21 and 34 then used wets on lap 43. Pastor started from P22 on new full wet tyres, changing to new wets before the race restart on lap 3. He changed to new intermediates on laps 9 and 22, then used wets on lap 40.
Federico Gastaldi, Deputy Team Principal: "Obviously everyone in the team is concerned about Jules Bianchi and our thoughts are with him, his team and his family. We know the medical personnel will do everything he needs. The race took place under difficult weather conditions so it was a challenge for everyone. In terms of our performance, both drivers drove very well under very trying circumstances to bring both cars home after numerous visits to the pits."
Alan Permane, Trackside Operations Director: "It was a very, very difficult race for everyone between safety cars, a lot of incidents and a couple of serious accidents. The most important thing right now is Jules Bianchi's condition and we all hope he is okay. Our performance was quite affected by the weather conditions and we were losing grip from the intermediate tyres quite rapidly which is something we have to analyse in case of another wet race."
Simon Rebreyend, Renault Sport F1 track support leader: "The results were as good as we could have hoped for considering the grid positions, although in these conditions you always hope for opportunities to improve. We gave both drivers the maximum we could on the Power Units and Pastor did a good job to move up from the back of the grid. Unfortunately we will also take a hit on the grid in Russia so the task now will be to prepare as much as we can and minimize the impact. Naturally we are all thinking of Jules Bianchi however and hope for good news soon."
The entire McLaren team's thoughts are with Jules Bianchi, Jules' family and the Marussia team after today's accident.
For McLaren, it was a disappointing race.
At the start, Jenson Button quickly capitalised on the mixed conditions - he was the first driver to make the jump to Intermediate tyres after the Safety Car peeled in, a move that elevated him to third place, a position he was able to hold for most of the race, until he was delayed by the need to elongate a pit-stop in order to accommodate a steering wheel change.
As the conditions worsened, his decision to switch back to Full Wets looked equally assured - but he was unable to take advantage of that decision as the Safety Car was brought out, and the race prematurely red-flagged. He finished fifth, but deserved better.
An electronics issue also delayed Kevin Magnussen during his first stint. It required an additional pit-stop to change Kevin's steering wheel - a delay that dropped him a long way down the order and effectively ended his hopes of fighting for points. Despite some brave fighting moves, he was unable to recover to better than 14th place.
Eric Boullier, Racing Director: "More important than anything else, on behalf of everyone at McLaren I want to say how shocked and sorry we were to hear the news of Jules' accident. Our hearts go out to him, of course, to his family, and to all at Marussia.
"As far as today's race was concerned, Jenson was the first driver in the field to stop to fit Intermediates, and, having done so, thereafter he drove very well all afternoon. Indeed, he may well have finished third had things panned out better for us at the end of the race in terms of Safety Car and pit-stop timing.
"Even so, the 10 points he scored for fifth place may well be useful to us in our efforts to move up the Constructors' Championship table.
"By contrast, Kevin had a disappointing afternoon. From early in the race his car began to develop electronics issues, which we attempted to ameliorate by replacing his steering wheel in an unscheduled pit-stop.
"After that he was always going to be playing catch-up - and, although he pulled off some good moves, especially his overtake of Daniel [Ricciardo], he was never going to be in with a chance of scoring points here today.
"From here we go to Sochi [Russia], where we'll all be hoping for a much better weekend, from every point of view."
Sahara Force India scored five points in today's Japanese Grand Prix as Nico Hulkenberg finished in eighth place ahead of Sergio Perez in tenth.
Robert Fernley, Deputy Team Principal: "Our thoughts at the moment are with Jules Bianchi and we hope to hear positive news regarding his condition. It was a very dramatic race with action going on throughout the pack as the track dried initially before the rain returned. We took a risk at the end to pit both cars as the safety car came out, which would have protected us in the event of a restart. Both drivers drove very maturely and scored points, but everything has been overshadowed by the incident that brought the race to a premature end. Jules and everybody at Marussia are firmly in our thoughts at the moment."
The Japanese Grand Prix was overshadowed by a big accident involving Jules Bianchi. The Marussia driver went off the track on lap 41 and crashed into a trackside vehicle which was in the run off area. As a result, the race was stopped on lap 45. Everybody in the Sauber F1 Team wishes Jules the best. Esteban Gutiérrez finished the race, which took place in wet conditions and was stopped twice, in 13th place, while Adrian Sutil crashed on lap 40.
Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Principal: "All the members of the Sauber F1 Team are deeply concerned about the big accident involving Jules Bianchi. Our thoughts are with him, his family and his friends. Everybody in the team wishes him a speedy recovery. In light of this accident, the sporting aspects of the Japanese Grand Prix are in the least of our concerns."
Franz Tost (Team Principal): "Our drivers' performance in the Grand Prix seems secondary today, as we all await news of Bianchi's condition. We scored another 2 points, which is quite positive for the team. Jean-Eric Vergne started from the back of the grid because of our 6th engine change, which meant for him a ten grid positions penalty. However, he showed a very good performance, driving a fantastic race, catching up and finishing in the ninth position. Without the red flag I reckon he would have finished in an even better position but nevertheless to score points is really a great result for him and the team. Daniil Kvyat was also always within the points but unfortunately we called him in just before the safety car was deployed, so he lost some positions. Even though he managed to overtake Raikkonen, this was not enough to score the points that he deserved. Today Daniil drove his first very wet race and he showed a great performance and capability to control the car in very difficult racing conditions. This makes me think that we really have been a good school for him, on his way to Infiniti Red Bull Racing next year."
Ricardo Penteado (Renault Sport F1 track support leader): "Today we pushed everything to the limits, particularly on the fuel side. We changed the ICE on JEV's car and had to take a hit and start from the back of the grid so to score points is a brilliant drive yet again. Daniil also did well and had some good fights throughout. Of course we are all waiting for news on Jules."
Valtteri Bottas finished sixth and Felipe Massa seventh as the Japanese Grand Prix started, and ended, behind the safety car. As the track conditions improved the race began but both drivers struggled on the intermediate tyres in tricky conditions. The race ended early due to an accident involving Jules Bianchi, and the team's thoughts and hopes are with him and the Marussia team.
Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: Our first concern is for the wellbeing of Jules, we hope that everything is ok. In the race we made some good strategy calls and as a result we extracted what we could and finished in a decent position. The conditions were difficult at the start and equally at the end as it got dark. However, our thoughts and hopes are with Jules, his family and friends, and the Marussia team.
Cedrik Staudohar, Renault Sport F1 track support leader: "We really didn't know what to expect coming into today. The main issue was finding the right fuel load before the start of the race, but calculations were near-on impossible considering we had very wide-ranging weather forecasts and possibilities of safety cars and a shortened race distance. This aside, every component of the Power Unit worked pretty well and we extracted maximum performance given the conditions. We were not as high up as we would have liked but we hope to build on this next time out in Russia. More importantly, all our thoughts go to Jules Bianchi right now."
Lewis Hamilton won a prematurely-ended Japanese Grand Prix to extend his championship lead, using the Cinturato Blue wet tyres and Cinturato Green intermediate. The rainy conditions, as a result of the Phanfone typhoon, meant that the hard and medium slick tyres nominated for the weekend were not used at all. The race was stopped, following an accident involving the Marussia of Jules Bianchi, at the end of lap 46.
The race got underway behind the safety car for the first time since the Canadian Grand Prix in 2011: Pirelli's first year of Formula One. It was stopped again, still under the safety car, on lap three and there was a second start 20 minutes later under the safety car once more - meaning that the drivers were obliged to use the full wet tyre (as is the case with any safety car start).
The track remained damp after the safety car came in on lap 10, requiring the use of intermediates for the majority of the race. When the rain fell harder, at the end of the race, some drivers made use of the final safety car period to change back to the Cinturato Blue full wet tyre.
Paul Hembery: "The Japanese Grand Prix was held under extremely tricky conditions, but obviously our main concern, along with that of the entire paddock, is the accident that halted the race involving Jules Bianchi and Marussia."
