Spanish GP: Lotus race quotes

Romain Grosjean - DNF: "I made a poor start but after that I was on the pace and we know we're able to produce good race strategies, so there was potential for a strong result today. The car was feeling pretty good until we had an issue with the rear suspension which meant I had to return to the pits and retire from the race, which is a great shame. It's always disappointing for everyone when something like this happens but there's no-one to blame; it's just a part of motor racing."

Eric Boullier, Team Principal: "We're very happy with a podium. Losing out to Fernando in the first corner was a blow, and being held up behind first Lewis [Hamilton] then Sebastian certainly hampered our progress, but even so I don't think we quite had the pace to take the win today. Unfortunately for Romain, and through no fault of his own, a rear suspension failure curtailed his race very early on. The cause of this has yet to be determined and we've completed many, many kilometres with this suspension configuration, so it's difficult to pinpoint what might have occurred. We'll be sending the parts back to Enstone to have a good look at what went wrong and avoid any recurrence."

Ricardo Penteado, Renault Sport F1 Team Support Leader: "A very good result for the team to bring Kimi his third consecutive, and fourth podium finish in five races. Managing the tyres was again crucial to the result and is an area we work on very hard with the team, as delivering engine smoothness through the apex and exit of corners can really help the stability of the car; particularly in the heavy braking zones. It is a shame Romain could not go any further, but we have shown that we can be competitive on all types of track this season."