182nd           victory for McLaren78th               victory for McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, Mobil 1 and Enkei34th               victory for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes15th          victory for Jenson7th            victory of the season for Vodafone McLaren MercedesJENSON BUTTONMP4-27A-03Started                   2ndFinished                 1stFastest lap             1m18.108s (+0.039s, 2nd)Pitstops                 Two: laps 23 (3.81s) and 57 (2.63s) [Opt-Pri-Int]Points                     188 (5th)Everyone who took part in todays race deserves respectit was crazy out there!The conditions were always going to trigger plenty of action, because some cars could generate the required tyre temperatures and others couldnt. So, for most of the race, you were on a tyre that didnt feel quite right for the conditions, but for which the lap-times looked okay compared with those of the cars on the other tyre. I spent so much time speaking on the radio to my engineer, Dave [Robson], trying to understand what was going to work and what wasnt.I had a lot of fun racing with Lewis, especially for the first 10 laps. We had a really good, clean fight. Its a pity he wasnt still there at the endbut it was nice to have such a great dice with him in our last race as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team-mates. And I really want to say this: Its been so good working with you, Lewis. Over the past few years, weve driven a lot of great races together. Its been fab.

Going back to the subject of todays race, the Safety Car made life more difficult for uswe lost the 40-second buffer wed built upbut then the rain really came down, and the race became all about choosing the best time to switch to the Inters.Then the challenge altered, and it became all about nursing the car to the end. There was a lot of standing water about, especially where Paul [di Resta] had his accident. Id been through there on the previous lap and had a big snap too, which was a pretty scary moment.

Last but not least, congratulations to Sebastian [Vettel]. To win three world championships in a row is a great achievement.LEWIS HAMILTONMP4-27A-04Started                   1stFinished                 Ret, 54 lapsaccident damageFastest lap             1m18.069s (1st)Pitstops                 Two: laps 10 (5.83s) and 18 (3.34s) [Opt-Int-Pri]Points                     190 (4th)Huge congratulations to Jensonand to Sebastian too.Its a shame we werent able to seal second position in the constuctors world championship together, but we did our best. Congratulations to Sebastian, toohis team kept it together and, under a lot of pressure, they pulled through today.Now that the 2012 season is done and dusted, I feel a bit numb. Its been a day of mixed emotions. Im sad that I didnt finish the race, but Im excited about the future. Ill miss my friends and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, but Im optimistic about what lies ahead for me. I feel comfortable going into this winter because I feel I did a good job this year. I gave 2012 everything I had. I couldnt have done anything more.As for today, I dont remember too much about the accident with Nico [Hulkenberg], but he came to see me after the race, which was nice.Its been a brilliant experience to be a part of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team over the past six years. I want to thank everyone and sincerely wish everyone the very best for the future. Theyve been fantastic, so supportive, and they continue to do an amazing job.

So, to all of you at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, Ill miss each and every one of you.MARTIN WHITMARSH

Team principal, Vodafone McLaren MercedesJenson drove a millimetre-perfect race today, brilliantly managing the changeable and challenging weather conditions that always bring out the very best in him, and notched up his 15th grand prix victory as a result.Lewis was driving equally well when a coming-together with Nico cruelly ended his race. The points we thereby lost were what prevented us from overhauling Ferraris constructors world championship points total today.It would have been fantastic if we could have scored the one-two finish that was clearly within our reach but for that collision, not least for Lewis, whose superb record for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes warrants setting out here: 110 grands prix, 21 wins, 49 podium places, 26 pole positions, 12 fastest laps and 913 world championship points. On behalf of everyone at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes, we wish him well.As for Jenson, the superb winner of todays race, I speak on behalf of everyone at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes when I say how delighted we are that he was able to win here today, thereby book-ending his 2012 season with a magnificent victory to go with his season-opening win in Melbourne. He also won in fine style at Spa, of course.And heres one for the train-spotters: Jenson has now scored more podium places in the three seasons hes driven for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes [25] than hed scored in the 10 seasons hed driven for his previous teams [24].So there are many reasons for us to be cheerful today. Weve won the seasons last two grands prix, both wins the result of our cars sheer pace, and that achievement gives us an extremely solid platform from which to develop our 2013 car over the next few months in readiness for the new season.

Finally, congratulations to Sebastian and commiserations to Fernando [Alonso]. Either of them would have been a worthy world champion. But, after a grand prix as thrilling and as suspenseful as the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, its fair to say that the ultimate winner today was Formula 1.