Managing tyre pace and degradation was very challenging, but nonetheless, Nicholas was able to put together a strong race and manage his tyres well enough to catch Magnussen near the end of the race and claim sixteenth place.
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We experienced another race in which we showed just how quick we can be, and to bring home eight more points, finishing just behind the front runners, is a positive result.
Clearly, we're not happy with today's result. It's disappointing to have had a problem with the power unit that robbed Charles of what would have been a well-deserved win.
There are positives to take from the weekend, not least a fine drive to the podium for George with some brilliant defending against the Red Bulls.
While the weekend didn't look promising before the race, we managed to recover with both cars finishing inside the points.
Today's race has been tough, but with both drivers battling hard we managed to come away with a point.
From our starting positions, scoring points today was always going to be a challenge. Nonetheless, both our drivers executed well their different tyre strategies.
This was certainly one of the biggest tests that our new 18-inch tyres have faced all year.
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