The 22 drivers have their say on a thrilling Canadian Grand Prix where Daniel Ricciardo took his maiden win.
Ferrari
Fernando Alonso: "Looking at the wild final stages of the race, today we picked up some "lucky" points, but we still can't be happy with where we finished as our aim was to do better than this. In the beginning, my pace wasn't good and I wasn't happy with the balance of my car. Then in the second stint, when the track began to improve, we found a good rhythm and we managed to catch the group in front. But we weren't quick enough to join the fight.
"What Red Bull did in the race shows how quickly things can change in Formula 1 and that should be further motivation for us to get to a point where we can fight for the win. This weekend, we have made some steps forward, especially on the aerodynamic front, but the others have also improved and now, all we can do is carry on working to be as well prepared as possible for the forthcoming races."
Kimi Raikkonen: "We knew this would not be an easy race, because on this track, we were not fast enough down the straights and we had some problems in the slow corners. On top of that, today I never had a clear track ahead of me, for one reason or another I was always stuck behind other cars. In the beginning I had some problems with the brakes and the handling of my car wasn't consistent.
"Then after a few laps, the tyres behaved better, but still with highs and lows. For a lot of laps, I was stuck behind Kvyat's Toro Rosso and this cost me precious time. Even if at the moment, nothing seems to be going right for us, the new development package has given us more potential and now we must just try and find more consistency."
Lotus
Romain Grosjean: "Today was not great in terms of pace for me, however there are some positives looking forwards. We can see that a Renault Sport F1 team can win a race so we have a target there, especially when the win came at a circuit that is not thought to be one of the stronger ones for them.
"Congratulations to Daniel for his win which I watched in the garage. The rear wing of my car broke, so it was safer to retire than risk a potentially dangerous situation. We have a lot of work to do, so it's time to go home and try to understand our problems and come back stronger in the next races."
Pastor Maldonado: "We had a similar problem to yesterday where we lost a lot of power. It's a shame as the race was going very well, and we had an excellent pace - to be honest I was quite surprised by the car.
"The strategy was good, as we were looking for one stop whereas all the other cars were planning two stops, so we were looking very strong today and even without stopping we were on a similar pace with the other teams. We just need to look into exactly what happened and work hard to fix the problems we are having. We've shown we can be competitive."
<4h>McLaren
Jenson Button: "What a fantastic race! Big congratulations to Daniel - I'm a big fan of his, he's a great guy, and he's obviously got the skills. Your first grand prix victory is always very special, so very well done to him.
"The opening stint on the Option tyre was tough-going for me, so I decided to jump off it quite early and move to the Prime. But then I just kept coming up on traffic - there were cars everywhere: if you were racing against a single car, it was easier to get past, but if you were in a bunch, it was tough because lots of drivers were able to use the DRS.
"Still, I fought my way through at the end. I had a little dice with Fernando and Nico [Hulkenberg] - Fernando almost hit Nico at the hairpin, and had to dive down the inside. Then they both ran wide and I got down the inside of both of them.
"On the final lap, you never want to see an accident like Felipe and Checo's - but, fortunately, they both got out of their cars okay, which was good.
"We come out of this weekend knowing that there's a better overall feel to our car - it's encouraging that we're making progress. In a straightforward race, I wouldn't have finished fourth, but we did a good job today and ought to be happy. These points are helpful, and they'll spur us on to do another good job in Austria."
Kevin Magnussen: "Before the race, I told myself that I'd be happy if I could score some points this afternoon. Getting both cars home in the top 10 was great for the team, but we know there's still work to do to catch up with the teams ahead of us in the championship.
"Everyone is pushing so hard at the moment, so we just have to try and push that little bit harder. At the moment, I think we're finding our way - there are a lot of good things happening back at MTC - and the whole team is working flat-out, doing a really great job.
"This was a bit of a challenging and frustrating race for me. It's tough when you have to focus on looking after the tyres - I was racing Vergne for a long time at the end of the race, but I just didn't have the pace to get past him.
"Still, I think we can be encouraged - we have some positive steps in the pipeline, but it's still relatively tough-going for us at the moment. We just need to be patient and things will start to come our way."
Force India
Nico Hulkenberg: "It has been a very busy race for me today, so to come away with ten points and a fifth place is a good result. I gained some positions at the end due to the crash between Sergio and Massa but lost one to Jenson [Button] when I was in a battle with Alonso, but we were always going to finish in the points regardless. The safety car at the start didn't help me as it allowed those on supersoft tyres to stretch their stints.
"Being on a different strategy from everyone else meant I always had someone pushing close behind me: it was fun, but also very challenging, especially towards the end of the race as I had quite a long stint on the supersoft tyres. Stopping only once I had a bigger challenge managing the tyres compared to the two-stoppers, but I think we got the right reward for it. I think it was the fastest strategy for us today and to be the only two cars to manage a one-stopper is definitely a positive."
Sergio Perez: "On the final lap I was defending my position going into turn one when I suddenly got hit from behind. It was a big impact, but I am okay. I'm really sad for the team because we had an amazing race today and the one-stop strategy was working perfectly.
"It was not easy in the final laps and I was pushing hard to try and get ahead of Nico [Rosberg] for the lead. Daniel [Ricciardo] managed to get ahead of me when I had an electrical issue with my car, but I managed to reset the system for the final couple of laps. The podium was possible today and I'm just very disappointed for the points we have lost."
Sauber
Esteban Gutierrez: "It was a very challenging race! Especially in the beginning, I was struggling so much with the tires. It was hard to manage them and to drive consistently. I fought with some cars, but it was extremely difficult to keep them behind. When I pitted, I got a fresh set of soft tires, which I drove until the end. With this second set of soft tires, the car felt much better, I even enjoyed driving. But then we lost power, and I had to retire."
Adrian Sutil: "It was a long race with many incidents. We were able to keep out of all the trouble from start to finish. Hence, it was a good team performance, which I am very pleased of. I am also satisfied with my own performance. However, all this only led to a 13th position, which we have to accept at this point in time. At least we gave everything today."
Toro Rosso
Jean-Eric Vergne: "First of all I would like to congratulate Daniel for his victory! This is the first but I'm sure it won't be the last. He is a fantastic guy, a very fast driver and I feel great respect for him. Well done Daniel! As for me, I'm extremely happy as I feel I gave my best today. It was a good race, maybe the best of my F1 career so far, not in terms of results but I think everything went perfect and we finally scored some points.
"I was able to gain a position on Alonso after a good start and I could keep Magnussen behind later on, managing well what was a difficult race. The team did a great job all weekend, where we worked really well to put together the best possible car. We are now waiting for more updates to come at the Austrian Grand Prix and I'm confident we will improve the speed and bring home even better results."
Daniil Kvyat: "It's been a disappointing end to a difficult weekend here in Canada. Even though yesterday's Qualifying did not go well for me, I was hopeful to aim high in today's race. At the start of the race I lost a position and then later on I made a mistake in Turn 1 when my tyres were still a bit cold and I lost quite a lot of time there.
"At the point my race was already compromised, but I kept pushing anyway. I then had to stop on track when I suddenly lost drive. About the incident with Raikkonen, there was only place for one car in the chicane and if I had turned, we would have clashed, which is why I cut the chicane. And finally, congratulations to Daniel on his first win!"
Williams
Valtteri Bottas: "Not our day really. The beginning of the race was ok but Red Bull was a little bit stronger than expected, so we were looking to fight for fourth position. We need to look back at the second pitstop in terms of timing and the stop because I didn't come back out where I should have. I was then in traffic, stuck behind the Force India, which overheated the engine and brakes, and I had to save everything to get to the flag."
Felipe Massa: "I was one of the quickest guys on the track, so we lost many points today. I'm happy that I'm here with no problems but I'm so disappointed for what happened with Perez, and also for the pitstop because I think maybe we could even have fought for victory today. But it shows we have a good car and I'm convinced the next race will be better."
Marussia
Max Chilton: "A disappointing end to a really promising weekend. The incident between myself and Jules obviously ended not only our own races but also the Team's, so it's sad for all the guys after making such progress again. I had a good start, pulled away from the cars behind into Turn 1, queued into Turn 2, then we had a coming together into Turn 3.
"The resulting accident was very unfortunate for us both and after a race to remember in Monaco, perhaps a race to forget here in Canada, but the one thing we'll keep hold of is how well the car is developing, so my thanks to all the Team."
Jules Bianchi: "I got a great start, kept everyone who was behind me behind and then obviously Max and I were racing each other through Turns 2 and 3. I braked into Turn 3 and there was an impact, after which I ended up in the wall with a badly damaged car.
"I am disappointed for the whole Team because once again we had a strong weekend and it was a race that held so much promise for us, both in terms of the car we had and also how the race ultimately panned out today. Now we have to move on and give the Team a better reward from Austria."
Caterham
Kamui Kobayashi: "My start was ok and I managed to avoid all the debris from the Marussia crash on lap one. The tyre management under the safety car was pretty good, but then a couple of laps after it came in I felt a problem with the rear coming out of turn two and had to stop the car. When I got out I had a look and I could see it was a rear suspension problem, so that was that.
"We've had a pretty hard time in Canada but we'll continue to fight. Our day will come, I'm pretty certain about that, but it wasn't to be this weekend in Montreal, so we'll have a look at everything we've learnt this weekend back at the factory and go to the next race in Austria ready to fight again."
Marcus Ericsson: "A disappointing end to a difficult weekend, but for me it's all part of the learning curve. As soon as the formation lap started I could feel that the Power Unit wasn't pulling hard in any gears and that continued under the safety car. The team tried to fix it but there wasn't anything we could do and as soon as the safety car came in I was told to retire and that was the end of the race.
"When I got the car back we found out the problem was with a pipe connected to the turbo, not the Power Unit itself, and we had to retire to prevent any damage to the engine. Obviously that's not how we wanted to end the race but we'll regroup and keep pushing."
