“I pushed as hard as I could on every lap today, but this was a tough race for me. I actually feel quite lucky to have finished where I did.
“The car just didn’t feel like it did in practice. I was even struggling to overtake the backmarkers in a straight line – Fernando [Alonso] shot past me at the start, too – and it almost felt like my F-duct wasn’t working perfectly.
“I’m still in the hunt for the drivers’ championship, but I’m 24 points down, so I have nothing to lose now. In Abu Dhabi I’ll be doing everything I can to pull off the win I need, and hoping the other guys hit problems.
“As always, we won’t give up and we’ll keep on pushing. We’ve seen many times before that almost anything can happen in the last race of the season. It’ll take a miracle – but miracles can happen!”
