Daniel Ricciardo (STR8-01)

Race

Position: 12th

A frustrating and rather dull race for me. After the start, I was able to hold position on the Option, but once we pitted for the Prime tyre, I really struggled for pace and couldnt push as hard as I wanted to in order to get more out of the car. I did try to push more, but the car wouldnt take it and I began to lock the brakes and slide too much, as I didnt have enough grip. This meant I had to drive more smoothly, but it was very frustrating going round and round, gradually slipping backwards. I cant explain why for now, so we will need to look at the data to see why we were just too slow for much of the weekend.

Jean-Eric Vergne (STR8-03)

Race

Position: DNF

Theres not much to say today, because after not having a good pace all weekend, today there was no change. I found the car very difficult to drive right from the start, then there was the moment at my pit stop, when I had to brake hard to avoid Di Resta who was released from his pit right in front of me, which cost me more time. On lap 23 the team told me they had spotted a fault with the hydraulics and called me in to retire. Its extremely disappointing, as this is my second consecutive race retirement. A weekend to forget.