Today was a big race and a big team win. It was a flawless performance from the entire team.
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It was a tough day with the car requiring too much management to be able to race as hard as we would've liked.
Today's result keeps us on course to reach our objective in this final stage of the season, which is to finish third in the Constructors' championship.
For Lewis' championship it was damage limitation and he drove a brilliant race with the equipment he was given. As for the Constructors', Valtteri spinning out at turn 1 was just very painful.
Pierre qualified yesterday in fifth position and the strategy was clear today: he had to survive in the first corner, keep the Ferraris behind and bring home P5.
Just as in the last few races, we have been on the pace all weekend: today we've delivered a strong performance when it mattered and the result shows it.
After a compromised qualifying yesterday, to be back in the points today shows the fighting spirit of this team.
It was a reasonably straightforward one-stop race for the majority of competitors, with the medium and hard delivering great results in these high track temperatures.
Sebastian delivered a solid drive, with strong race pace, which allowed him to control his afternoon and score six points thanks to a fine seventh place.
Proving the pundits wrong, Max Verstappen shows a race can be won at the first corner, as Lewis Hamilton manages to hold off crowd favourite Sergio Perez in entertaining Mexican GP.
Amended starting grid for the Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico after penalties applied.