Thierry Salvi, Renault: "Both cars had a trouble-free race on the Power Unit side. But extracting the maximum from the car is particularly challenging here, especially down the long straights. It's also a difficult place to manage the fuel consumption. Daniel is still on target with his PU allowance, while Sebastian's fifth PU ran without any problems. Seventh and eighth is not where the team wants to be so hopefully we can have a better run in Austin."

The 1-2 victory is the team's ninth in 2014 and sealed the F1 Constructors' Championship for Mercedes-Benz. This is the first time in 120 years of motorsport that Mercedes-Benz has won the World Championship as a constructor. Lewis' win means he equals the record number of wins for a British driver, set by Nigel Mansell (31). All of today's top 5 finishers were powered by Mercedes-Benz, a fitting result to seal the company's first Constructors' title.

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars: It is a time of great pride and satisfaction to mark the first ever FIA Formula 1 World Constructors Championship to be won by a Silver Arrow. This victory is the product of many years of hard work combined with great commitment and exceptional engineering skill. And it has additional meaning for a manufacturer like Mercedes-Benz to succeed in a year of technological change. The new rules for the 2014 season gave us the opportunity to demonstrate the technical expertise of Mercedes-Benz on a world stage. Our engineers were able to develop not just the most powerful and most efficient Hybrid Power Unit but also the most intelligent solutions for our W05 Hybrid race car. With 13 wins from 16 races so far, our performance this year has been true to the promise of the Mercedes-Benz brand: The Best Or Nothing. My congratulations go to our Formula 1 team at Brackley and Brixworth on their achievement, to our drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, and to each and every one of my colleagues who has contributed to this success and supported our Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows.

I would also like to mark this moment by saying that our thoughts are with Jules Bianchi and his loved ones after his tragic accident at the Japanese Grand Prix. The plight of this bright, talented young sportsman overshadows any thought of sporting celebration today. Thanks to the excellent work of the FIA and the teams, Formula 1 today sets a benchmark standard for safety and I know that no stone will be left unturned by the President of the FIA, Jean Todt, and his experts, to ensure that the right lessons are learned from this tragic incident.

Toto Wolff: This is a great moment for our team but, first of all, we must not forget what happened last week. While we celebrate a hard-earned achievement today, we will not forget what happened to Jules in Suzuka and we will not forget the battle he is fighting at the moment. We are split in two today, celebrating a moment that we have worked so hard for, but this will never take away the sadness at the events of last weekend. Looking at this achievement, it's incredible: I have to pinch myself that we are now part of Mercedes-Benz history. Today, our team won the first ever Formula 1 Constructors' title for Mercedes-Benz and I feel proud and honoured to be part of this group. The foundations of this success were built by Ross and he played such an important role in the team to prepare this success. We have been able to continue that work, making the right decisions, putting the right resources in place and putting the team on an upward slope; today's achievement is the result of that. Well done to every single member of the team in the UK and Germany for this world championship. Of course, the focus will now shift to the battle for the drivers' title and this will stay as intense as ever for the final three races. We have a healthy lead over Ricciardo in third place but nothing will change in our approach: we want Lewis and Nico to race each other hard and respectfully, as they have done so far this year. They have both made a massive contribution to our success and huge credit goes to both of them for the Constructors' title today.

Paddy Lowe: It is a fantastic achievement for the entire team to secure the first Formula 1 World Constructors Championship for Mercedes-Benz. This has been a combined effort of the teams in Brackley, Brixworth and Stuttgart and is the result of many years of dedicated hard work. At this point, I would especially like to recognise the pivotal role played by Ross Brawn in this success and congratulate him, too, on his part in this championship victory. As for this afternoon's race, the biggest surprise was that we were able to run 52 laps on a single set of prime tyres with Nico's car. After Lewis had made his pit-stop on lap 27 and we were able to analyse the tyre wear from his set of option tyres, it did not seem feasible that Nico could make it to the end without stopping again. However, his pace kept on improving and in the end we decided to take the gamble in order to try and secure second place. It worked out and, in my view, it was one of Nico's best ever drives to recover from his mistake at Turn 1. Lewis drove a flawless race and didn't put a foot wrong all afternoon; his was a commanding and controlled win. It is important to underline the huge contributions Nico and Lewis have made to achieving this Constructors' Championship; their competitiveness and dedication keep driving the team forward. Finally, it was a pleasure to welcome an impressive new venue to our sport this weekend and to meet a new community of passionate racing fans here in Russia; congratulations to the organisers who delivered an excellent event.

Pat Fry: "Contrary to expectation, the Safety Car didn't make an appearance today and the race was relatively straightforward to interpret, with a single stop for both our drivers. I think fuel saving affected almost the entire field and that influenced the spectacle. Fernando and Kimi both got away well at the start, but while the former made up two places, the latter had to lift off the throttle, because he was squeezed towards the wall by a Toro Rosso. From then on, Kimi was stuck in a train of cars for the first half of the race, but after the pit stop he settled into a good pace, matching Fernando's. Unfortunately, in his case, we regret that he lost a place to Magnussen, as the front jack collapsed at his pit stop. Today we had a very similar race pace to Red Bull, while McLaren had a bit extra and it was difficult to attack them, even at the start with the DRS. While congratulating Mercedes for winning the Constructors' Championship, we are still determined to keep fighting for as long as possible with Williams for third place."

Romain started from P15 on new soft compound tyres. He changed to new medium compound tyres on lap 20. Pastor started from P20 on new medium compound tyres. He changed to new soft compound tyres on lap 21.

Federico Gastaldi, Deputy Team Principal: "Our performance today was nothing to write home about which is a complete contrast to the facility here and the reaction we received to Formula 1 on our first visit to Russia. The Sochi Autodrom is highly impressive and there is a lot of potential for great racing over the years to come. Both our drivers kept focused and brought their cars home, but we share their frustration at the performance level here this weekend. We have three races left in 2014, but our focus is very much on 2015 as we target a return to form."

Alan Permane, Trackside Operations Director: "We ran a split tyre strategy on our cars but we struggled with both approaches. It's no secret that this circuit didn't suit our car with the tyre allocation too hard for us to be able to make anything of this weekend. Pastor obviously faced the setback from missing most of the running yesterday whilst Romain also received a five-second penalty in the race which did seem tough. We certainly hope for better results and performance from the final three races of the season."

Simon Rebreyend, Renault Sport F1 track support leader: "That was a difficult race for us, and I thought Romain's penalty was harsh. The fuel and energy consumption were a bit tight up until the finish, but I think everyone experienced that. We did everything possible to balance it out and give both drivers maximum power, but it still wasn't sufficient to keep pace with the front-runners today, unfortunately."

Eric Boullier, Racing Director: "After a more than somewhat irksome day yesterday, it was a pleasure and a relief to enjoy a trouble-free race today. Jenson drove faultlessly all afternoon, defending well against Fernando [Alonso] in the early stages and thereafter serenely holding fourth place until flag-fall.

"Kevin made a stunning start, passing no fewer than five cars before the end of the first lap, and thereby emerging at the end of it in sixth place.

"Like Jenson, he then drove hard and well to the finish, putting in some impressively rapid laps towards to the end of his first stint in order successfully to leapfrog Fernando when they both pitted for fresh tyres, and fuel-saving diligently as the race neared its end.

"And while I'm on the subject of pit-stops, I want to pay tribute to our pit-crew, who once again wrought impeccable pit-stops; well done, guys.

"Admittedly, McLaren didn't get where it is today by finishing Grands Prix fourth and fifth, we know that, but it's clear that the direction of our improvement is both positive and linear. Moreover, the 22 World Championship points we scored this afternoon have lifted us well clear of Force India in the Constructors' World Championship, and we fully intend to consolidate that advantage over the final three Grands Prix of the season.

"Finally, on that subject, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate our friends at Mercedes-Benz for having sewn up the Constructors' World Championship this afternoon: an effort doughty and a result lustrous."

Vijay Mallya, Team Principal & Managing Director: "It was a difficult race on a track on which overtaking is nearly impossible. Checo was able to make his way past some of the other cars and mounted an impressive defence against Felipe Massa to claim the final point. Unfortunately his earlier overtakes had claimed a toll on fuel consumption and he had to give up his chase of Raikkonen to save fuel, otherwise ninth might have been possible. Nico's race was compromised by his grid penalty, but he did well to close in on the top ten. This result complicates a bit the battle for fifth in the Constructors' Championship, but with three races left, including the double-points finale in Abu Dhabi, everything can still happen. We will keep working hard and give 100% to bring the battle down to the wire."

Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Principal: "We went into the race knowing that, under normal circumstances, things would be difficult for our team. Therefore we opted for a strategy which would have been beneficial in case of a safety car period. However, this didn't work out, so we were not in a position to fight for points."

Giampaolo Dall'Ara, Head of Track Engineering: "On the technical side of things everything was okay. The drivers did a good job, and the team worked well. So there was nothing to complain about. We decided for a split strategy, featuring pit stop windows out of the optimal ones, in order to cover most of the possibilities, as it was clear that, based on our current performance, there wouldn't be many chances for us. But, as everything in the race went smoothly, we couldn't benefit from a special situation, so in the end we got what we expected with where we are at the moment."

Ricardo Penteado (Renault Sport F1 track support leader): "It's true that we were hoping for a lot more after our performance in qualifying, but that's the way it goes sometimes. The Power Units have run well with no reliability issues all weekend, but both drivers spent a lot of the race having to lift and coast in order to manage their fuel consumption, compromising the result. Overall though I think we've again shown that the car is getting faster race-by-race."

Rob Smedley, Head of Performance Engineering: A great result today to secure 15 points and we have extended our third position in the Constructors' by five points which is important. Valtteri put in a very mature performance and its great see him up to fourth in the Drivers' standings. It's been a very disappointing weekend for Felipe and it was the reliability issue yesterday that put him very much on the back foot. We have lost at least 10 points on his car today so going forwards we need to focus on making sure that we get all of the little details right and maximise the points we score because we know the car is quick and can fight with teams at the front.

"This is not the race outcome we were hoping for, but I think we can be justifiably proud of the way we have pulled together this weekend. We have taken huge encouragement from the tremendous support shown towards Jules by the entire F1 community and for that we are extremely grateful. We hope that it has helped Jules' family at this difficult time. At some stage we will need to look ahead to the remaining races of the season, but for now, we're pleased to be heading home."

Hamilton took victory from pole, but Rosberg's performance was all the more remarkable as he changed from P Zero Yellow soft to P Zero White medium tyres on the opening lap, following a lock-up and flat-spot after the start. As a result, the German completed 52 laps - in excess of 300 kilometres - on one set of tyres, having re-emerged in 20th place following his pit stop. Rosberg set his personal best lap time of the race on the 52nd lap, one lap from the end.

Sauber's Adrian Sutil also completed 40 laps, this time on his opening set of soft tyres, underlining the very low rate of tyre wear and degradation in Sochi.

Most of the drivers started on the soft tyre, with the highest-placed starter on the medium being Force India's Sergio Perez in 12th. Perez completed 23 laps on his first set of tyres, before switching to the faster soft tyres to make up places at the end of the race and clinch 10th place. He battled with Williams driver Felipe Massa: the highest-placed two-stopper, who finished 11th after starting 18th on the grid.

Paul Hembery: "Wear and degradation were extremely low at this brand new track in Sochi, which enabled most drivers to utilise a one-stop strategy and Nico Rosberg to claim second place after completing 52 laps on one set of tyres. Congratulations to Mercedes for winning the constructors' championship for the first time and we look forward to a continuation of the battle for the driver's title. This has been a fantastically-organised event here in Russia and we've been made to feel extremely welcome at this amazing venue."

Truth-O-Meter

We predicted one stop as the fastest strategy for the 53-lap race: start on the soft tyre, change to the medium on lap 34 and then run to the end. Hamilton followed a strategy that was very close to our prediction, making his pit stop from soft to medium on lap 30.