▁It ▁was ▁Mer cedes ' s ▁fifth ▁consecutive ▁ 1 – 2 ▁finish , ▁equ alling ▁a ▁record ▁set ▁by ▁Ferr ari ▁in ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁and ▁by ▁themselves ▁in ▁. ▁ ▁Post - race ▁At ▁the ▁pod ium ▁inter views , ▁conducted ▁by ▁former ▁Formula ▁One ▁driver ▁Mark ▁Web ber , ▁both ▁Mer cedes ▁drivers ▁expressed ▁delight ▁at ▁their ▁result . ▁Hamilton ▁in ▁particular ▁described ▁his ▁race ▁as ▁" gre at " ▁and ▁added ▁that ▁he ▁" lo ved ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁we ▁had ▁to ▁come ▁through ▁from ▁far ▁behind ." ▁Sebastian ▁V ett el ▁mean while ▁was ▁satisfied ▁with ▁his ▁start , ▁but ▁l ament ed ▁the ▁red ▁flag ▁situation ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁Ferr ari ▁had ▁not ▁expected ▁Mer cedes ▁to ▁opt ▁for ▁the ▁harder ▁ty re ▁comp ound ▁and ▁go ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁He ▁later ▁added ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁confident ▁that ▁Ferr ari ▁had ▁closed ▁the ▁gap ▁to ▁Mer cedes ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁the ▁championship ▁throughout ▁the ▁season . ▁N ico ▁Ros berg ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁been ▁close ▁to ▁ret iring ▁his ▁car ▁due ▁to ▁pers isting ▁bra ke ▁issues ▁caused ▁by ▁de br is ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁bra ke ▁cal i per . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁bra ke ▁temper atures ▁to ▁secure ▁victory . ▁Ros berg ▁also ▁apolog ised ▁to ▁his ▁team mate ▁for ▁making ▁contact ▁and ▁forcing ▁him ▁wide ▁at ▁the ▁start . ▁ ▁Following ▁an ▁inqu iry ▁into ▁the ▁incident