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The team have done a wonderful job with the car and they haven't rested on their laurels. They've pushed hard and it has paid off today with a fantastic result.
We delivered a very consistent race today, and we demonstrated to be the sixth team in the championship in race conditions.
Only Red Bull made a bold choice in terms of strategy, while the others preferred to play it safe.
This weekend, our flying lap performance matched our expectations, but we have a clear step to make in terms of our race pace as we were not in the fight with Red Bull.
We've been reliable, we were quick enough to fight the Mercedes today, and this allowed us to score good points at a track we know isn't the best for the characteristics of our car.
We completed our objective of getting both cars home in the points and that's a good way to start the new season.