Max Verstappen: "For us it was really good to be back on the podium, it is always a special one here in Monza.

"We had to fight for it and it wasn't made easy, but I think it was overall a great performance from us. The main limitation is just that we were very quickly struggling with the deployment on the straights compared to the Mercedes-powered cars and there were a few issues still there. We pitted on to the Hard tyre and made our way up the field well. The tarmac had opened up in turn two and I drove around the corner, and suddenly just went straight because of the loose gravel of the tarmac. So then the McLarens got back into the overtake and it took some time to get it back again. Despite this, I think we did a great job, really maximised our performance and can be proud of the result today. I tried everything I could and even got into the lead during the race, which was exciting. We just couldn't quite match the Mercedes cars unfortunately, but to be on the podium was an extremely good end to the weekend."

Liam Lawson: "It was a pretty tough race. I had a really good first lap from the pit lane and made up quite a few places, but at the restart I lost part of my front wing after contact with Nico, so I had to box and lost over 30 seconds. It's a shame because we had really good speed for the race, but with the way the strategies played out after the restart, nobody really boxed again apart from under the VSC, so unfortunately, we had too much time to make up. Without the issues, I think we had a pretty good chance to move through the field. Overall, it's been a difficult weekend with the engine penalty, but we managed to solve a lot of the problems we were facing yesterday and had good speed today, so there's a lot to take away from the weekend."

Laurent Mekies: "Today was a well-deserved podium for Max and the whole Team. It was an intense weekend, but the race showed that our pace was fairly strong. Mercedes was a bit too fast for us but we were strong enough to beat Ferrari and McLaren on merits. It was probably our best race pace in a few weeks and a step in the right direction. We won't be happy until we have that ultimate speed and we clearly still have some challenges to overcome, which may unlock more performance once we get to the bottom of them.

"Max has been incredible on track today. He made several very spectacular overtakes and defensive manoeuvres and drove an aggressive strategy which led us to the podium. Liam showed good pace after a challenging start of the race from the back of the grid following his PU penalties. Contact with Nico meant we had to change his front wing and ultimately killed his chance for points.

"We take the improved pace and many learnings from Monza, and look forward to the very new circuit of Madrid in a few days."