Brazil Sunday quotes: McLaren

"As this is my last race for Team McLaren Mercedes I want to thank everybody in the team who have supported me throughout my five years here."

Pedro de la Rosa - 8th: "A very tough race for me. I was on a one-stop strategy and obviously this was a little too hard for the tyres. As a result I couldn't really attack, but at least I scored one point for the team.

"On the occasion of this last race of the season I want to thank my team for giving me the opportunity to race, it was a pleasure and an honour to compete for Team McLaren Mercedes this year. I would also like to congratulate my compatriot Fernando Alonso on winning his second Drivers' World Championship."

Ron Dennis: "A disappointing outcome and not the way to finish what has been a difficult season. However next season already starts tomorrow. Congratulations to Fernando for winning the World Championship again. We will work hard to give him the same opportunity next year.

"I would like to wish Kimi all the best for next year, but as you would expect we will be doing our very best to ensure that we beat him."

Norbert Haug: "The result is not what we expected today. Obviously we didn't have the race speed to achieve a better position from second place on the grid. We will now focus all our efforts on the next season in order to definitely do a much better job.

"Congratulations to Fernando Alonso and Renault on winning both the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships. I want to thank Kimi for the five years he has competed for us and we are looking forward to race against him next year.

"As this was Michael's last race of his career I would like to wish him all the best for his future life, Formula One will be different without him, but I always will have great memories of his 15 years in the sport."