2019 Formula 1 Pirelli Canadian Grand Prix, Sunday

Nico Hülkenberg, started P7, finished P7:

“We can be pleased with that today as it’s a really good team result. I had strong pace throughout the race, kept the Softs in good shape, and then had fresher tyres at the end. I had to back off a little bit to stop the car overheating and from there we settled for a solid team result. We’re leaving here with a smile on our faces. The last three or four weekends have been compromised for various reasons and today we achieved the full potential of the car. It’s an excellent reward for the team’s hard work at both Enstone and Viry and now we have to aim to keep the momentum going.”

Daniel Ricciardo, started P4, finished P6:

“I did all I could out there and I’m happy with the end result. It’s the team’s first double points of the year and it’s a big one in sixth and seventh, and we can’t ask for anything more than that. There are definitely positive signs this weekend. We know the top teams are superior at this stage, but still, it was a lot of fun to battle Valtteri [Bottas] for a few laps out there. We’re realistic in our approach, but the team should be proud of this weekend. They have that drive and determination to push on now and that’s really encouraging.”

Cyril Abiteboul, Team Principal:

"This weekend is no more than the blueprint we set ourselves as an objective and the demonstration that we are able to achieve it. We need it to continue in the upcoming races and Daniel’s sixth position and Nico’s seventh, the best possible results at this stage under normal conditions, restart our season. The drivers were faultless all over the weekend. Daniel was exceptional in his qualifying lap yesterday, he gave us all a smile nearly as wide as his!

“The rest of the team executed everything impeccably giving us confidence back while also not forgetting errors made at the beginning of the season. We remain very concentrated and conscious of the work there is left to do. We’re moving forward to the French Grand Prix from tonight, as it marks the second stage of our recovery plan after the first one on the engine side, which has benefitted from the visibility and the recognition it deserved on the most challenging circuits of the calendar." 

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McLaren:

Carlos Sainz, started P11, finished P11

Lando Norris, started P8, DNF

McLaren left the 2019 Formula 1 Pirelli Canadian Grand Prix without points after Carlos Sainz finished eleventh and Lando Norris retiring from the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Both drivers enjoyed a strong qualifying with Norris eighth and Sainz ninth on the grid. Sainz was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding another driver on track and started in eleventh. After clean starts, Norris retired on lap nine, while Sainz was forced into an early pit-stop after a visor tear-off lodged in his brakes and led to overheating. Despite a strong 64-lap run on Hard tyres, Sainz was pipped for points, four laps from the end.