Toyota’s Jarno Trulli and Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Bourdais on their first lap collision; McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton on returning to the top step of the podium after a six race absence; and BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica on the end of his title hopes. All 20 drivers report back on Sunday’s action…

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren (1st):
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Felipe Massa, Ferrari (2nd):
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Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari (3rd):
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Fernando Alonso, Renault (4th):
"Fourth place is the best result that we could have hoped for today and so I am therefore extremely satisfied with my race. We had good pace, close to the Ferrari, which is another reason to be pleased. We have now won the battle for fourth place in the constructors' championship, which was our objective, and so we can approach the Brazilian Grand Prix with confidence and aim to make the most of this final race of the year."

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber (5th):
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Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber (6th):
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Timo Glock, Toyota (7th):
"That was the most that we could have got out of today so we should be satisfied. We struggled a bit to warm up the tyres at the beginning but from then on the car felt good and we had very good pace. At the end of the first stint I had a light car but I couldn't make the most of it because I was stuck behind Nick Heidfeld when he came out of his first stop. So we lost some time there and maybe lost a place to Robert Kubica but we were quick again at the end. The strategy worked well so thanks to all the guys."

Nelson Piquet, Renault (8th):
"It was a difficult race but I am happy with my performance. Of course I would have liked to have made more progress through the field, but the end result is satisfying and I have scored an important point, which has helped the team finally confirm its fourth place in the constructors' championship."

Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso (9th):
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David Coulthard, Red Bull (10th):
“I had a reasonable start and thereafter was trying to manage tyre degeneration on the option and the prime. I tried to keep out of racing too much with the two stoppers so I wouldn’t lose time, but ultimately I don’t think there was much more I could have done from our grid position than 10th.”

Rubens Barrichello, Honda (11th):
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Kazuki Nakajima, Williams (12th):
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Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso (13th):
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Mark Webber, Red Bull (14th):
“It was going reasonably well until I got up to Nakajima, but it’s so difficult to follow cars through the quick sections here. I tried my best, the strategy was always going to be difficult with a ten place penalty, but the guys from Red Bull did a good job. It’s a shame for Renault, as that was the first engine failure for us.”

Nico Rosberg, Williams (15th):
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Jenson Button, Honda (16th):
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Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India (17th):
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Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren (DNF):
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Adrian Sutil, Force India (DNF):
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Jarno Trulli, Toyota (DNF):
"Away from the line I was side-by-side with Sebastian Vettel but I had to give up on him because he had the inside line. Then Sebastien Bourdais suddenly hit the right side of my car at the rear and damaged it. It is frustrating because he did this once before this year at Spa, where he also ruined my race at the first corner. Today I couldn't carry on which is a pity because we had a very good chance of more points. Still, there is one more race to go and we will push to the end to try and finish the season on a high in Brazil."

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