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"In the early part of the race it was not easy to make much progress in the train of cars, but when the rain came in the final few laps the race became a lottery. It felt like a 50/50 call as to whether we should pit for Intermediate tyres. It felt like the rain would stay light, so we stayed out, but then it became much heavier and caught us out. So we had to pit in the end and fit Intermediates, which dropped us down the order. When you have rain late in the race it can give you a big opportunity, but it did not go our way today. I think it was an entertaining race for the fans and I am happy for Lewis to have won his 100th Grand Prix: a huge achievement and well deserved today."

"Lance made a fantastic start to move up to fourth place on lap one, and he held that position comfortably on the Medium tyres until we brought him in for Hards on lap 12 – the first tyre stop of the race. He then managed his tyres well in very difficult conditions, until the heavens opened a few laps from the end, which made the last part of the race something of a lottery. There was almost no grip at all, and he and Sebastian even made contact at one point, but the track surface was incredibly slippery and both our drivers did their very best. The result was ultimately a disappointing one for us – 11th and 12th – but, when it rains suddenly like that, luck often plays as big a part as judgment. Finally, on behalf of all of us at Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™ Team, I would like to say a big congrats to Lewis [Hamilton]. To win 100 Grands Prix is a truly extraordinary achievement. Well done!"

Turn Six is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it kink that’s quickly followed by another 90-degree right-hand turn. On exit, drivers tend to ride the kerb but need to avoid the AstroTurf that can unsettle a car.

There's a short blast where drivers climb above 200km/h before a double-left off-camber corner.

Turn 10 is critical for lap-time; it’s another 90-degree right-hander, and, because it precedes one of the longer straights of the lap, exit-speed is critical.

While the straight gradually curves left and right, and includes "Turns" 11 and 12, drivers will easily clear 300km/h before the slow, technical end to the lap.

At Turn 13, drivers brake to below 140km/h and clip the inside kerb, trying to avoid oversteer, before immediately meeting another 90-degree corner at Turn 14 in what is a slow right-left combination.

There's another complex of corners at Turns 15 and 16 as drivers go left and right in what is almost a chicane, meaning it's key not to over-commit at Turn 15 and compound lap-time loss.