The Grand Prix

"I think it was more or less the maximum we could achieve today. We were very close to Lando [Norris] in terms of pace and also the Mercedes. We tried something different by starting on Hards but then the VSC meant our advantage of going longer in the first stint wasn’t possible anymore." Fernando says the strategy team were quick on their feet after the Virtual Safety Car as he points out our closest challengers on Sunday.

"It was a tough day today, but we still come away from the weekend with some decent points for the team. We slightly mistimed our stop under the VSC this afternoon and lost several places in the pits, and that decision dictated the strategy for the rest of our race. In hindsight, we probably should have pitted during the first lap of the VSC rather than the second, so that’s something we’ll need to review and learn from." Lance says that the timing of the stop under the Virtual Safety Car wasn't ideal, and that might be something to analyse going forward.

"Today was not our strongest performance, but we still managed to score nine important points. The podium fight was out of reach, but there was the opportunity to finish higher up with both drivers. We lost some track position early on when we chose to pit and stack both cars just as the VSC was ending and that proved quite costly for both drivers." Mike says the double-stack during the VSC wasn't ideal and perhaps there was a better result within reach.

"This circuit didn’t suit our car last year so maybe there is something for us to look into. Overall, we've scored a number of points over the Sprint weekend and we’ve made some ground on second position in the Constructors' Championship. It's a long season and we have our home race at Silverstone next week. It’s an incredible track so we will give it our all." Fernando acknowledges that, despite the Red Bull Ring perhaps not suiting the AMR23 as well as other circuits, we took away 21 points from the weekend.

"I had a few good battles on track while fighting back through the field; taking [Yuki] Tsunoda at Turn Three was especially fun. Our focus now shifts to Silverstone. It's one of the best tracks on the calendar, so I'm looking forward to getting back out there in a few days' time." Lance reflects on some brilliant moves on his way back to P9, and looks ahead to our home race at Silverstone.

"Lance kept his head down to recover into the points, making some important overtaking moves when it mattered. With Fernando, our race today was with Mercedes and, our pace, combined with some rapid pitstops, allowed us to come out ahead in that battle. Our attention now turns to our home race in Silverstone next week where we look forward to putting on a strong performance in front of the passionate British fans." Mike praises the quick work of the pit crew and the team as a whole after a solid weekend in Spielberg. Next up, it's our home race: the 2023 British Grand Prix.