Sebastian Vettel rocketed to his eighth consecutive Formula One victory and his 12th this season, setting a new record for the most number of consecutive grand prix won in the history of the sport. 

"It’s the day after, normally on the Monday, when you feel what you have achieved," the four-time Formula One World Champion said. "It’s a great feeling, you have a grin on your face and it’s nice. On Sunday things happen fast and you don’t always realise what has been achieved until later. It’s down to team effort today. Everyone is willing to push. This morning the guys were working hard as we had some concerns about reliability on the car, so they were flat out trying to fix the problem and the car ran okay all race, so a big thanks to them. I’m not sure what we have done since the summer break in order that we have been winning races, but whatever it was it has worked. 

"When you are a sports man, not every day is supposed to be a good day and you have ups and downs. Certainly you feel the points when you are low, they hurt more than when you are on a high, of course you enjoy those times, but I kept saying that there’s no guarantee for the next race or the one after that or after that! You never know what is coming next, so you have to enjoy today and look forward to tomorrow."

2007 Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who finished the race in fourth, added: "That felt good out there this afternoon and I'm really happy with fourth place. It was so nice to have a race where I could fight for position and make progress. The car felt much better today than recently so the change in chassis has definitely made a difference and a big thanks to my guys in the garage for their efforts there. I had a great start today and that was crucial to my race. We had to give up third place to Mark fairly easily to make sure our tyre management and strategy worked as it was more important for the team to finish ahead of Ferrari. 

"There was no way I was letting Fernando past at the end. I was ready for him to make his move and had a couple of tenths ready to pull out if he did! We've had a few difficult races on my side of the garage and I''m so proud of the team for all the hard work they have put in. We're all determined to maintain our second place at the final race in Brazil next weekend."