Pierre started from P9 on New Softs, finished P16

Pit-Stops on Lap 9 for New Mediums, Lap 25 for New Hards, Lap 37 for Used Softs and Lap 45 for Used Softs. Fastest Lap: 1min 41.514secs

Franco started from P21 on New Softs, finished P13

Pit-Stops on Lap 9 for New Mediums, Lap 31 for New Hards and Lap 42 for New Mediums. Fastest Lap: 1min 40.988secs

Pierre Gasly: “That was a tough day at the office. It was one of those days where it might go your way or it might not and, today, it clearly did not happen for us. After the suspended start, there was a long time waiting and we decided to start on Soft tyres. It made sense to all of us, and I supported the decision we made. I had a big moment on the formation lap trying to warm the tyres but managed to hang on and return to the track. It was a gamble which did not pay off as it was too wet and then took too long to dry and, like some others as well, we lost a lot of time on track. At that point you either have to come in and change the plan or try to make it work. We remained with our plan but, after that, everything seemed to go against us, there was nothing for us to capitalise on and, in the end, it was a painful day and a difficult result. We'll review everything as a team, stick together, and head to Singapore where we aim to return to the points. Finally, credit to the pit crew today. They had a busy afternoon with multiple stops and did a great job.”

Franco Colapinto: “It was a pity how the race played out today. Given my starting position on the grid, and having the added variable of rain, it meant I was in the right position to take that sort of risk with the tyres. I thought given the conditions at the start of the race, we could have taken advantage of them and made some big gains, but the track did not dry quick enough, and we lost a lot of time. It surprised me, and some others, that the track took so long to dry. With the high ambient temperatures and rough track surface, we thought the conditions would quickly come to us, but it did not happen in the end. It did not look wet and there was not much spray, but it was greasy with very little grip. In hindsight it was not the right decision, but after that we did the best we could to recover. The pace on the dry tyres was very good and hopefully bodes well for the future races, where we need to put in some strong and consistent performances as a team to try and reduce the gap in the standings, which is still doable with the number of races left.”

Flavio Briatore: “It was not the result we wanted today from where we started the race. Particularly with our competitors scoring and the current points difference in the Championship. We had performed well all weekend up until that point and looking at what happened in the race, we did not make the right calls or do a good enough job as a team. We, and some other teams, tried something different with the tyres and after that we did our best to recover but it did not pay off. However, the speed in the dry looked promising and there's still a lot of races left to chase down fifth place in the Championship.”