“The most important thing is that I finished the race and I have gained some more experience. I would have liked to finish further up, but I think my weekend was determined during the qualifying session yesterday. I will make the most of what I have learned this weekend and put it to use at the next grand prix in Monaco, which will be an exciting race.”

Adrian Sutil:

“At the start I saw Giancarlo going straight over Nakajima and there was debris all over the track, so by turns three and four there were cars all over the place. I had some damage on the front wing when another driver touched me through turn five, so I had to come in to change the nosecone. Luckily the safety car was out and I didn't lose too much time.

“During the race my balance was not perfect and I had a lot of understeer I couldn't get rid of, but the middle stint was good as I was catching the group in front. At the end of the race I could keep Vettel behind me, so at least it was one position gained.”

Sebastian Vettel:

“I had a good start and then, all of a sudden, I realised I had a punctured left rear tyre, so I had to pit immediately. My second problem came at the first pit-stop, when the refuelling rig had a problem and no fuel went in, so I had to come in immediately again. From then on it was a tough race and I could not have done any better. At least I saw the chequered flag!”

Sébastien Bourdais:

“Something broke at the back of the car – I don't know what it was yet. Going into turn twelve, I braked at the usual point and the car went sideways. I felt the right rear corner of the car drop and it spun me round.

“It's a shame, as up until then it had been going quite well and I was just about hanging onto the Toyota in front of me and keeping the Renault behind. Of course, the problem at my pit-stop with the refuelling had not helped.”

Kazuki Nakajima:

“I don't know exactly what happened; I just went into the first corner following the guy in front. I didn't change my line and I was suddenly hit from behind. I wanted to make it back to the garage as I thought there was a chance to get the problem fixed and get back out, but my car had suffered too much damage so I had to retire. It's a real shame because we showed we had good long-run pace on Friday and were expecting to have the same pace in the race, so we could have done well here this afternoon.”

Giancarlo Fisichella:

“I made a good start, but then under braking Bourdais changed direction twice and I couldn't brake in time and went into the back of the Williams. I am already looking forward to Monaco. It's my favourite track and I've had some good results there, so I have to leave this result behind and concentrate on the next race.”


Stefano Domenicali [Ferrari – team principal]:

“We are very happy with this result, but we know it was a tough one to get. Felipe drove a great race and made the most of yesterday's pole position, but given what happened at the start, Kimi's result in managing to get onto the podium could have been a lot worse. It was yet another example of the fact that, in this sport, it takes very little for the pendulum to swing one way or the other.

“We wanted to continue down this winning path which started as a reaction to the heavy hit we took in Melbourne and we have managed it. We hope this is a nice wedding present for Clementina, the daughter of our President, Luca di Montezemolo!