Alonso finished 56 laps in 1:36:26.954 with 25 points followed by Lotus-Renault Kimi Räikkönen +10.1 seconds and Mercedes Lewis Hamilton finishing +12.3 seconds for third place.
“It was a fantastic race for us, from the start to the end, without big problems with the car. The tyre degradation was better than expected probably, so we managed more or less the pace. Yeah, it feels great after the retirement in Malaysia; we had some pressure to finish the race. The two races we finished this year; one second place and today the victory so definitely the start of this 2013 campaign is looking good so we are very optimistic,” Alonso told a Press conference following the victory.
“I think in the end it was a pretty okay result. Obviously we want to win but after a bad start the car was handling well but then overtaking Perez, I was next to him and he just pushed me on the kerb but I tried to avoid him but I went on the grass and hit him on the rear I think and damaged the front. That didn’t help but luckily it didn’t affect so much the handling, it was just a bit too much but we could still fight for second place. For sure without the damage we could have been quite a bit faster. Anyhow, good points and we try to do better next time,” Kimi Raikkonen told reporters during the Press conference addressed by the winning trio on Sunday.
“Yeah, I’m really happy with today’s result. Great result for the team, very happy with the points. The team did a fantastic job all weekend. Unfortunately, we didn’t have the kind of pace these two have but still very fortunate to get on the podium,” Lewis Hamilton told media during the Press conference.