Max Verstappen:
"Ultimately today we were not quick enough; the safety car did not help us but we still had plenty of opportunities to win the race and unfortunately we lacked pace. When we took the car back to the garage, we also found that the floor was damaged and had a hole in which could have been picked up from hitting the cone. We also struggled with the tyres and balance of the car all weekend and I never felt too comfortable in the car. In the high speed I was understeering and we also struggled a lot with the grip with the tyres. It wasn't our best weekend and it really shows that everything needs to work well to win races and it is not as easy as people might think. However, I am happy for Lando. Your first win is always emotional and he drove a great race: it was a long time coming and he deserved it today."
Sergio Perez:
"Overall it was quite a tricky race, especially at the start when I went down the inside and ended up narrowly avoiding Max. There was no grip at all, which we hadn't expected and I ended up losing a place to Piastri and damaged my tyres for the first stint. Basically, everything was running a little too hot and I was struggling to get through the people ahead as we lacked pace today. We were struggling on both mediums throughout the race, we came back a little bit towards the end but I couldn't get into the rhythm until late in the race. We knew McLaren were very, very strong this weekend, and we just didn't have the pace of the McLaren today at the front. We made some changes overnight, that in hindsight were not in the right direction, so we'll need to debrief from this weekend to come back for Imola."
Lewis Hamilton:
I am so happy for Lando and McLaren. They have both been doing a great job and they deserve today's victory. It's great to see McLaren so competitive. I also know how special it is to get your first Grand Prix victory so a big well done to Lando.
In my race today, I had some enjoyable battles out there. I was giving it everything I had to make progress and made a couple of good overtakes. We were challenging the Red Bull at the end so to be able to race them felt great. Today was probably the best day of racing I've had this year, so we just need to keep pushing. We've got some more small upgrades coming for Imola. Others are developing too but we will keep working hard.
George Russell:
A massive well done to Lando and McLaren. He truly deserves it, and all told, he probably deserves to have more than one victory already by now. We've been racing each other for a long time; he's put so much hard work in, and I had no doubts that he would win in F1. I'm very happy for him.
My race today was difficult. I lost a few positions at the start and then in the final stint, I had no pace on the Hard tyre and was struggling a lot. We will go away and assess why that was. Our lack of speed was quite unexpected, whilst Lewis had a strong race so there was definite speed in the car.
Charles Leclerc:
A tough race today. The first lap was a close call and thankfully we got away without any damage there. We held second place, focusing on tyre management. We stopped rather early, which unfortunately cost us after a Virtual Safety Car and Safety Car were deployed, giving others the opportunity to pit. We struggled on older tyres, and had to fight to keep the pace.
We have our upgrades coming shortly, so hopefully we can join the fight for victories soon.
Congratulations to Lando (Norris) for his first victory, I hope he enjoys it fully.
Carlos Sainz:
Congratulations to Lando, I'm truly happy for him! He deserved a win for a long time and today was his day.
Looking at my race I would say the opposite, it wasn't my day. The start was very good but I went from P2 at turn 1 to P4 after having to avoid Perez. From there I was in a DRS train for some laps and decided to open the gap, take care of the tyres and extend my first stint to try something different. Unfortunately, the Safety Car came out the lap after I pitted and we lost a chance to lead the race. It is what it is.
However, I'm quite happy with my race because the pace was very strong and at the end of the day we scored good points for the team. On to the next one.
Lando Norris
"What a race. It's been a long time coming, but we've finally managed to do it. I'm so happy for the whole team, and what we've achieved together. We've had a few little setbacks across the weekend, but today we managed to put it all together. The car was great, the strategy was perfect, and I'm over the moon. I'm proud of everyone in this team today. I've always believed in them, and they've always had faith in me, and today we've really justified that. A huge thanks go to them for the hard work they've put in that made this possible."
Oscar Piastri
"A great day for the team, but a disappointing afternoon on my side. I feel like we did a lot of things right in the first half of the race but a few things didn't go our way in the second half. The car felt the best it's been all year, so I don't think my result should take away from the performance by the rest of the team. Well done to Lando and everyone at McLaren. The race was won on merit today and it's really promising for what's to come."
Lance Stroll:
"It wasn't a great race today. We went for an early stop and then a few laps later the Safety Car was called, so the cars that had stayed out benefitted heavily from that. That really compromised our strategy. From that point I managed to pass a few cars and crossed the finish line in P13, but was then penalised for my pass on [Alex] Albon. We'll go through the onboards later, but it feels like a strange penalty. We'll be working hard over the next couple of weeks to find some more pace in the car for Imola."
Fernando Alonso:
"After a difficult day yesterday, it was good to come away from this weekend with some points for the team. We got a bit lucky with the timing of the Virtual Safety Car and then the full Safety Car bunching the field up. We then took this opportunity to fit the Medium tyres. This changed our strategy a little bit and allowed us to have some good battles out there. I enjoyed the racing and it seems we showed a little more performance in the race than we did in Qualifying. We do have some work to do to improve our performance in the next couple of races. I am happy for Lando [Norris]. It's always special to secure your first win."
Esteban Ocon:
"It is good to score a point today and get off the mark for the season. In the past few races, we have been getting closer and finally this weekend we come away with a reward, which is what the team deserve given their efforts in recent weeks. It was a very intense race from start to finish, and good battles throughout. We cannot be fully satisfied with the result because it is only one point, but it is an important point for our season. From where we were in Bahrain on the last row, to where we are now - it is credit to the entire team at Enstone and Viry for keeping the belief and motivation and continuing to improve the car. Hopefully, it is going to be the first points of many for the rest of the season."
Pierre Gasly:
"We had a great race today even if we missed out on scoring points. We did everything we had to do in order to put ourselves in the best possible position to score points. We had good pace, we battled hard at the start to keep position and then, as with our plan, we pitted early. The VSC timing did not go in my favour but that is the way it is sometimes. From a team perspective, we scored the first point of the season and that's most important. Whether it's me or Esteban does not matter and I'm just really pleased for the team today. It's great for motivation and confidence for everyone at Enstone and Viry. We need a lot more to fight for higher positions. We are in the mix, it's been the best weekend of the season from a performance point of view, so it's good to show progress."
Alex Albon:
We've struggled with grip all weekend and then tried to do a long run on the tyres which didn't work. It's probably one of the most challenging races I've had with the team, so we need to go away and understand why it was so difficult. It's true, we didn't have bad pace but the cars behind us were all on new tyres so I was the backstop for everyone else and you can't really hold off cars on 20+ lap newer tyres than you. If we weren't that last car, we might've been okay but unfortunately, that wasn't the case. When I locked up, I was trying to defend, and we now know some floor damage from a previous corner caused this. A really tough weekend but we'll look to Imola where the team brings some small upgrades.
Logan Sargeant:
A very disappointing way to end my home grand prix. It was decent race up until the incident. From what I could tell Alex [Albon] and I were both missing a little bit of pace today but still fighting on. Nonetheless, it's been a positive weekend from the moment I got into the car in FP1. I've been able to get almost everything out of it. There are still little things to improve on but generally I don't feel like there was much left in it this weekend. I'm feeling fine and ready to move on to a stint of European races.
Daniel Ricciardo:
"Entering the race you always have some optimism, but yesterday's quali hurt, and unfortunately, I think was the shape of today's race. We were stuck in traffic in the race and were simply not quick enough to come through the field. When we were surrounded by the other cars and fighting with them, we struggled a lot to use our pace compared to what we did yesterday in the Sprint with the clean air. Compared to other cars, I think that with our setup we were quite down on straight-line speed. I couldn't do anything and was stuck behind them. We'll definitely be looking into it in our debrief, but generally, we know that we have to qualify better, like I did on Friday, which has also been the mirror of yesterday's Sprint. Taking the positives, the team leaves Miami very happy; I had a good Sprint-qualifying and Sprint in the previous days, and Yuki also got some points today. I'm also genuinely happy for Lando, big congratulations to him, he is a rival but also a friend. I know how talented he is and I knew it was just a matter of time for him to take his first win."
Yuki Tsunoda:
"Very happy, what a great job by the team! It's been an incredible week in which we scored in both races. We kind of expected we would have a good performance here but the most important thing is that we achieved it. As a team, we stuck to our plan and didn't make any mistakes today. As for me, overall, I'm happy with my driving even though I made a mistake at the start. I reset myself and kept going, and especially in the last stint where I was just driving by myself, I was pushing and able to achieve similar lap times to the cars in front. The team developed a great car and I appreciate them a lot. The amount of push from the factory is incredible and in the end, we were able to score well-deserved points. We were able to progress quickly from the start of the season, so I'm looking forward to the future. The next race in Imola is kind of another home race for me, so I hope we'll be able to continue our rhythm and achieve a good result in front of our home crowd, especially people from the factory. Everyone is doing a fantastic job and we'll definitely keep pushing!"
Valtteri Bottas:
"It was good to try something different with the strategy today, given the position we were starting from; unfortunately, the timing of the Safety Car didn't quite work out for us. We didn't have the pace we thought we would have, so, eventually, there wasn't much we could do to progress through the field. Still, we learned a lot this weekend. We'll have a chance to go for it again in two weeks' time in Imola, on a completely different track layout. We're also set to bring some new parts there, which should further help us: as we've seen this weekend, the battle around us is extremely tight, and even the smallest margin could make all the difference."
Guanyu Zhou:
"Today we tried everything we could. It was a tough race that felt quite similar to yesterday's sprint session, with a good first stint. Unfortunately, I found myself stuck behind Alex [Albon] and, while I was able to leverage our corner speed advantage, we simply couldn't match the top speed of his Williams. Even with DRS available to me, I couldn't close the gap enough to overtake fully. We still keep working hard: unlike some of our rivals, we haven't introduced any major upgrades in the last two races, but the team is putting in significant efforts, and we remain positive that our next developments, starting from next time out in Imola, will perform as expected, hopefully allowing us to fight for points."
Kevin Magnussen:
"It wasn't a good day, again. Hopefully I can get some clarity on things going forward. What happened today, of course it's not good, but nonetheless, we try to move on and have a better weekend next weekend."
Nico Hulkenberg:
"It's been a good weekend. Obviously, the icing on the cake would've been another points finish today. Unfortunately, the first half of the race - the first stint and the first part of the second stint - weren't strong enough. I was struggling for grip, and we weren't quick enough in that part of the race. The VSC wasn't great, and when the Safety Car came out it became a three-stop race but that put us back on the map, and there was some good racing. I enjoyed the race, I don't think we could've done anything differently."
