Monaco GP: Lotus race quotes

Romain Grosjean - DNF: "Daniel [Ricciardo] seemed to be really struggling with his rear tyres and they looked to have a lot of graining. I'd been following him for almost all of the 61 laps but I was caught out by him braking early in the middle of the circuit and there was nowhere for me to go. It's a frustrating end to the weekend, but the real damage was done in qualifying when I didn't get through to Q3. That was Daniel again who I was held up by, but it certainly wasn't my intention to end my race in the back of his car! Now we just press the reset button and head to Canada hopeful of a better weekend all round."

Eric Boullier, team principal: "This is certainly not the weekend we wanted. Kimi was impeccable all weekend once more and his race was ruined by another driver making unnecessary contact with his car. This caused a puncture and basically ruined his race. Romain had a difficult weekend, but showed fantastic pace when he had a clear track in front of him. We've lost ground in both the Constructors' and Drivers' Championships this weekend so we'll be pushing twice as hard when we get to Canada to make amends. On a more positive note, we were extremely proud to have Daft Punk - making only their third public appearance in twenty years - join the team for the race, and would like to express our gratitude to Columbia Records for helping make this concept a reality. The team has a truly unique brand image, and we're keen to continue this unorthodox approach moving forwards."

Alan Permane, trackside operations director:"A very frustrating race for us. Both of our cars were bottled up in traffic almost all of today, which is what you can expect in Monaco if you're not leading. Romain was unfortunate to get caught out by the car in front, but he has received a ten-place penalty for Canada which will compound today's woes. Kimi was running strongly in fifth position, but his race was completely compromised by the late pit stop we were forced to make. That he was able to make back three places in the last two laps shows just how hungry he is. We head to Canada wanted to return to business as usual."

(Renault) Ricardo Penteado: "One point from that sort of race is ultimately disappointing, particularly as Kimi was in such a good position for 90% of the Grand Prix. From the engine side of things it has however been a good weekend. Both cars were using units for the third race to give us flexibility later in the season when the standings will be tight. Aside from the engine on Kimi's car running a bit hot under safety car conditions there were no issues, which gives us a stable platform for the coming races."