Fernando Alonso: The car had no pace in the race.

      Fernando Alonso started seventh in Las Vegas, but the car lacked the pace to stay in the top ten, the Aston Martin driver said after the finish. His teammate Lance Stroll retired at the start when Gabriel Bortoleto collided with him in the first corner.

      Fernando Alonso (13th): "A tough race in which the car had no pace. But we knew in advance that it would be difficult to score points on a dry track. Also, I lacked straight-line speed, so attacking and defending was hard. In any case, next week in Qatar we'll try to do everything we can. I hope we will fight for points."

      Lance Stroll (retired): "Unfortunately I was taken out at the start of the race, so for me it was over in the first corner. That's racing — it sometimes happens. It's an unpleasant incident for Gabriel and for me, but he didn't do it on purpose, he's a good guy. We didn't expect to be competitive in the race, so I don't think much was possible today. I hope we'll be more competitive next weekend. On some tracks our car comes alive, and I hope that will happen in Qatar."