We were probably expecting a little bit more today, but we were never quite able to find Alex the free air he needed to make really good progress.
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This was a very demanding weekend on many fronts, which ended with a race that, given the circumstances, was interesting and closely contested.
We scored important points today, but it was not an easy race with the intense heat and tyre strategies available to us.
We can't be satisfied with how things went this weekend, because we have lost points to our closest rival and we were unable to get Carlos to the grid.
The end of this spec car ended worse than it started, so we're thankful to see the end of it.
Newly crowned world champion Max Verstappen dominates as McLaren pair claim second successive podium and Mercedes drivers clash at first corner.
Drivers restricted to a total tyre life 18 laps for today's Grand Prix, though there is no direct mandate for three tyre stops.
"He's up there with the very best," insists Christian Horner, as Max Verstappen joins an elite club whose members include names like Brabham, Senna, Lauda and Stewart.
Ahead of an announcement regarding the possibility of changing the rules for the Grand Prix, Pirelli's Mario Isola explains the issue with the tyres in Qatar.