Today the beginning of the race was quite tough on mediums. We set out to do our pace, which was a fair bit slower than the cars around us as we were working to try not to destroy our tyres. On the hard tyre, it was a tough beginning, but on the second stint the performance was a lot more promising and we were seeing a lot more pace in the car. The last 19 laps were more positive and better than expected as we were having equal lap times to the front runners. We were handling the car better and had a lot more grip on the tyres, so everything looked more hopeful and it was more fun to drive. We can take a lot of lessons from this weekend and hopefully this means that we can see a better performance in Japan, especially on a circuit that I really enjoy driving at. We do still have a lot of work to do, as we are not where we want to be and our car is not that easy to drive, but at least the final stint was more promising and there is a lot that we can go back and analyse. Overall, it was nice racing in Shanghai: it is a great track and great city.

It's a shame. I'm disappointed, as points were definitely expected today. I had a nice start to the race that put us in a good position, but I think my first lap could have been better, to avoid a bit of the chaos. The car worked well all weekend and we had a really strong pace throughout the race. I was also able to stay behind the other cars and follow them closely on the same tyres, so I'm happy with my drive. What happened today was out of my control, but I can't help thinking what it would have been like with a one-stop strategy race. We'll review everything with the team before going back racing in Japan.

It was pretty tough out there, starting from the pitlane we tried something different, and it was a gamble to try and figure out the set-up of the car. We tried to do something aggressive, and it didn't really work, it was quite a big step but we struggled with pace, and the car felt more tricky than Melbourne. Our pace in the Sprint yesterday was better. It is not something you can put into words, it is a very small window with this car and if you miss it, it is very penalising. The more we drive, the more we try stuff and learn from it, unfortunately it didn't go in the right direction today. I just need to drive this car faster. It's nothing to do with external pressure, the Team have been extremely supportive. It is a unique track here, but we will reflect and learn from it going forward.

Very disappointed, I was definitely expecting more. How I ended up in this race is definitely not the way I wanted. We didn't have as much pace as the Sprint race, we'll have to analyse that. Strategy is something we have to revise what happened there as well. I can understand the thoughts behind it, but I guess the main learning is how we can prevent those situations for the future. The front wing damage was a bit frustrating, maybe it was debris, we will investigate, but some things are a bit unfortunate. At least I scored points in Sprint race, which is important, we have good pace in the car so, let's stay positive. Next race is Suzuka and my motivation is naturally coming from inside already.