Kimi Raikkonen:
“It would be hard to do better than this! Yesterday pole, today the win, rounded off with a second place for Felipe [Massa]. We are leading both championships which I’m happy about.
“The whole weekend went well, and we managed to get the result we came here for. It was not an easy win, but what matters is the ten points, not the lead you have when you cross the line. I did not get a perfect start, but it was enough to keep the lead and then we tried to control the situation.
“The two safety car periods complicated things slightly, wiping out the lead we had built up in the first part, but we never lost the lead of the race. The car handled very well and had a great balance.
“We are leading the world championship, but we know we cannot let up at all – it takes nothing to drop down the order. Heikki [Kovalainen]’s accident? I was very happy when the team told me he was alright, and that’s the most important thing.”
Felipe Massa:
“These are eight very important points. It is not always possible to win as I managed in Bahrain a fortnight ago. I made a great start and managed to pass Alonso, getting very close to Kimi [Raikkonen]. I knew I was stopping a lap before my team-mate and that therefore it would have been very difficult to get ahead of him.
“That’s why I think that today I did the most I could have done in this situation, by bringing home valuable points for myself and for the team. Even this year, despite the banning of electronic driver aids, overtaking is pretty much impossible and the result of qualifying – along with strategy – remains crucial for deciding the finishing order.”
Lewis Hamilton:
“First of all I am really happy to hear that Heikki is ok. During the race I saw a car had gone into the barriers and was told it was Heikki. As soon as the team knew he was ok, Ron came on the radio and told me which was a great relief.
