#1 Max Verstappen
“It was an incredible day for the Team and also for the fans, to have Checo on the podium here in Mexico at his home Grand Prix was great, so it couldn’t have been better.
“I knew the start was very important today, we were three wide at one point and I was on the more ideal race line so I could brake later and get into the lead.
“After that I could do my own thing, the pace was very good today so I could just keep building and creating a gap, the pit stops were seamless and the car was good throughout the race which was crucial today.
“Checo, for the last few races has really picked it up, he’s been up there and he was really pressuring Lewis today towards the end. I’m still not thinking about that trophy, we’ll try again in Brazil and just keep pushing.”
#2 Lewis Hamilton
“First, congratulations to Max. That car was faster than we were this weekend and there’s nothing we could really do about it. I gave it absolutely everything and obviously a great fight with Sergio at the end but I’m grateful I could still at least get a second-place finish.
“It was easy enough to hold on – I’ve been in that situation many times before – but it shows how fast their car was when Sergio was that close behind me and able to follow that closely. He did a great job!
“Even so, I really enjoyed the race and got everything out of it that we could today.
“Now we need to get our heads down and keep working hard to prepare for the next races, they will be coming at us fast over the next two weekends.”
#3 Sergio Perez
“This is a great result for my country, I really wanted more but unfortunately we didn’t get that. It was so messy in turn one so to avoid incident there was critical and then I wanted second place, but we didn’t get the chance because it is just so difficult to overtake around here.
“I was really close to getting Lewis but the Mercedes are so quick on the straight lines so I didn’t get a opportunity to go for it but I gave my best.
“I could feel the fans energy when I was going through the stadium sector and I was thinking about how many people were here for me, I could actually hear the crowd when I was driving through Foro Sol.
“I wanted more but I am just very happy to be on the podium of my home country, the Mexicans were so happy today.
“We are so competitive as drivers that when we finish third we aren’t happy but today I had to enjoy it, everyone who has been there since the start with me was there at the end of the race and that was an amazing moment for me.
“I think today we were the fastest Team but that is going to swing around for the remainder of the season, so we just have to keep our focus and keep pushing.”
#4 Pierre Gasly
“I’m extremely happy, P4 is such a great result and we couldn’t ask for a better weekend. Everything was under control with Charles behind, I was able to pull away nicely and manage the entire race well from fourth position.
“This weekend the car has really been there, we delivered yesterday in Quali and then again in the race today and finishing ahead of Ferrari always feels good as well.
“We’re equal on points with Alpine now, it’s my personal plan to deliver fifth in the Championship to Franz and the whole team – a nice and well deserved Christmas gift – so we’ll keep pushing for that.
“The way we’re currently working as a team I think we’ll be able to find our chances in the next few races.”
#5 Charles Leclerc
“Fifth and sixth is a solid result to take home from this weekend, as the race turned out a bit different to how we had expected.
“My first stint on the Mediums was strong and my pace was very competitive.
“We stopped relatively early for Hards to try and put pressure on Gasly ahead of us, while Carlos went long to create a tyre delta and try to challenge him towards the end of the race.
“We swapped positions but unfortunately, neither of us managed to catch him. His pace was quite a surprise today.
“On my side, I struggled on the Hard tyres on my second stint. However, as a whole, I think that today was a good day and an example of our team spirit.”
#6 Carlos Sainz
“It was one of my best races this season in terms of pace, as I was very fast for the entire weekend and also in the race on both Medium and Hard tyres. Starting on the dirty side was, as expected, very difficult and then I was unlucky with the accident in front of me, as I had to slam on the brakes to avoid Bottas and then Ricciardo with a broken front wing, losing some positions.
“I was able to immediately retake the position from Giovinazzi at the restart and then my pace was always solid. We did very good pit stops with both cars and in the final part of the race I had more pace than Charles, so I believe it was the right call to swap positions and not take unnecessary risks.
“If we had raced each other the opportunity to catch Gasly would have been even more difficult. At the end of the race, we swapped positions again as part of the team strategy.
“Today we brought home a good amount of points compared to our closest rivals and we are now ahead of them. That, together with my strong pace all weekend, are the important positives to take from Mexico. On to Brazil!”
#7 Sebastian Vettel
“We had shown competitive long-run pace on Friday,” said Sebastian. “And I knew that if we could hold position on lap one, we would be able to stay there and score points.
“It was a solid weekend by the team and I am pleased we could score some good points.
“We obviously benefited from the spin for Valtteri [Bottas], although it actually held me up a bit, and the damage to Daniel’s [Ricciardo] car, but we managed to recover a position from [Antonio] Giovinazzi using the strategy,” he added.
“After that, I was on my own for most of the race with decent pace. It was a solid weekend by the team and I am pleased we could score some good points.”
#8 Kimi Raikkonen
“It was nice to get points and bring a reward to the team. We always try to do our best, every time we get to a race, and today things worked out well for us.
“P8 is probably the best we could do, we had good pace and we could keep up with the cars around us.
“Passing Russell at the beginning was crucial for our race, then the biggest challenge was to keep the tyres alive until the end.
“We can be satisfied about this result and start focusing on having another good event in Brazil.”
#9 Fernando Alonso
“I’m happy with our well executed race. Finishing ninth with points after our difficult Saturday is a good result. I was not proud of myself yesterday, but I am today.
“The start was quite chaotic and I had to dodge a few cars in the first corners. It barely passed, but we managed to avoid damage before gaining a few positions after the safety car.
“It’s good to see that our car can fight for points on a consistent basis, even starting further down the grid.
“We gave up some ground against Alpha Tauri in the battle for fifth place, but I hope that my points gained today will help the team at the end of the season.”
#10 Lando Norris
“I’m happy with our well executed race. Finishing ninth with points after our difficult Saturday is a good result. I was not proud of myself yesterday, but I am today.
“The start was quite chaotic and I had to dodge a few cars in the first corners. It barely passed, but we managed to avoid damage before gaining a few positions after the safety car.
“It’s good to see that our car can fight for points on a consistent basis, even starting further down the grid.
“We gave up some ground against Alpha Tauri in the battle for fifth place, but I hope that my points gained today will help the team at the end of the season.”
