Mercedes.

Nico Rosberg (1st)! "Fantastic weekend in China I feel the incredible support of the fans - it's a unique feeling Perhaps never before the balance of my car was not so good. Today I am very happy and I can be satisfied with the way the season after the first three races. Again, the struggle will be long, it will be played a lot of points, because I do not lose concentration ".

Lewis Hamilton (7th): "A difficult weekend. I had a good start, but start the race from the back rows are always difficult, there is the risk of being caught up in the domino effect. I tried to get away, but still got hit - very annoying! Then had to constantly attack, but to me, to be honest, I liked to break through the peloton - was a lot of overtaking! I laid out to the maximum, seventh place exceeded all forecasts. Damage, the machine is not allowed to attack the braking. Yes, ostavanie by Nico already serious, but I will do everything to win back in the upcoming Grand Prix ".

Ferrari.

Sebastian Vettel (2nd): "What happened on the first lap - a racing incident. I do not know where I go, because squeezed between Kimi and Daniel. I'm terribly sorry that it happened, a collision with team-mate - it's wrong. It is a pity, because it spoiled the race and Kimi, and I. The appearance of the safety car helped recoup. Overall, we had a great pace, a good strategy and a fantastic job in the pit stops - I could not ask for more after the failure of the first round ".

Kimi Raikkonen (5th): "I do not know what happened at the start - I was suddenly hit, spun, there was a puncture of the front left wheel was damaged nose cone, but I was able to return to the pits. After returning to the track, I was in the area last place, the car was not easy to manage, but I did everything possible to break through the peloton. Fifth place - not the best result, but after everything that happened - it's not a disaster ".

Red Bull.

Daniil Kvyat (3rd): "Today I really enjoyed the race. Our pace was very strong, and we did not expect such a good result on this track. I believe that honest overtook Sebastian Vettel. I saw the gap between the machine and used it. For me, it was a logical maneuver that justified and allowed me to go up to the podium. Today I feel happy - happy that I experience such feelings in front of the home stage in Russia ".

Daniel Ricardo (4th): "The conjunction of the 11th and 12th turns, I felt that the rear part of the car began to slide, so I told the team that I have a problem with the tires. Puncture was visible already on the line - I felt a vibration and then the tire exploded. Check the car's safety even further pushed me back - it was like a double blow, as if a heavyweight hit me in the stomach. However, towards the end of the second part of the course, I spent probably his best race in my life. We have reason for optimism! ".

Williams.

Felipe Massa (6th): "Good race. The strategy was correct, in the course of the race I could fight with rivals. Today we are effectively working with the tires, I am very happy with my performance ".

Valtteri Bottas (10th): "Unsuccessful race. At the start I was suspended due to an incident between the racers Ferrari, losing a lot of time. Tyres Soft pace was good, but when I switched to Medium, deteriorated grip and speed dropped ".

Toro Rosso.

Max Verstappen (8th): "The race was eventful. I reacted well at the start, but then, unfortunately, was unable to maintain position. After that it was not easy, and the safety car did not help. As a result, I found myself at the end of the peloton, but kept quiet, ahead of rivals one by one, and eventually finished eighth ".

Carlos Sainz (9th): "An interesting and eventful race on the track a lot of things going on, I enjoyed the fight with Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull. For the ninth position is not awarded as many points, but I'm glad that we finished in the top ten in full force and earned a few points ".

force India.

Sergio Perez (11th): "The safety car left at the most inopportune moment for us. After the start, things looked promising, I made my way to third place, but then went a safety car, and I had no choice but to go into the pits, which threw me back. Yes, there was some interesting battles, but on the last leg chances to finish in the top ten prize evaporated ".

Nico Hulkenberg (15th): "A disappointing outcome of the weekend, although the start and the first few laps were amazing. In fact, the tire wear was a key factor, and we seem to have difficulties, it was more than that of competitors, so in the second half of the race I was rolled back ".

McLaren.

Fernando Alonso (12th): "A difficult day - the speed of the machine is not allowed to rely on glasses. From a positive - today the first time I rode a really solid distance driving MP4-31 ".

Jenson Button (13th): "Start a success - I once played a lot of places and fought with rivals. When the safety car came, there was chaos in the pit lane - Nico tried to hold us to help his partner ".

Haas.

Esteban Gutierrez (14th): "The race was interesting and nice to get to the finish line - you need to use this base to prepare for the Grand Prix of Russia. Unfortunately, my car did not work the DRS, so overtaking was difficult, but the performance is quite good on the whole ".

Romain Grosjean (19th): "The terrible race, already at the start of Marcus Ericsson broke my front wing. When the safety car left, I thought that we have a chance, but the balance is poor. After the first race today has turned out extremely difficult - I had hoped for the best gift for your birthday ".

Sauber.

Marcus Ericsson (16th): "I had a good start, successfully held the first round. When the safety car left, we decided to take a chance and drive the rest of the distance on two sets of Medium. However, the pace at which we expected, there was no ".

Felipe Nasr (20th): "Heavy race, especially after what happened in the first corner. I got hit, the front right tire was broken, and had to change the nose cone. It cost me the loss of a large amount of time, and in the end I could not go back in one round with the leaders. We need to improve a lot in the car, in order to achieve the desired speed, and is a continuing problem that I have seen in the past races. But I believe in the team, that we can add ".

Reno.

Kevin Magnussen (17th): "The race for me to get quite monotonous. I'm pretty good start, but then around me did not happen so many events - just overtaking those who were on a different strategy, so I can not say that I kept tense battle. We can hardly be satisfied with this weekend, but we will try to draw conclusions ".

Jolyon Palmer (22th): "The start and the first lap to get a good - I played a lot of positions, but then it was not easy".

manor.

Pascal Verlyayn (18th): "A good race with some positive moments. We were able to fight with rivals and beat some of them. I managed to avoid the chaos at the start, to play five 17-positions and a few laps to keep the fourth place, even though I knew it was not for long.

At the end there was a chance to get ahead of Kevin Magnussen, so I switched to SuperSoft. It was great to reduce the backlog, but these tires wear out quickly in our car, so that they soon lost their effectiveness ".

Rio Haryanto (21 th): "At the beginning of the race I was struggling with Sauber, as well as on other days of the weekend, as well as with the drivers Haas. Closer to the finish was not enough pace, but I was able to hold back the attack Jolyon Palmer ".