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Formula 1

Post-race reactions from Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Nick Hiedfeld and Robert Kubica of Brawn GP and BMW.

Brawn GP

Jenson Button: "What a crazy race! It was really exciting out there and I'm delighted that we came out on top today. I didn't have the best of starts and was surprised at the lack of grip on my side of the grid.

I went in deep at turn one and got a big snap of oversteer which dropped me to fourth but I was able to get past Alonso at the end of lap one and overtake Trulli and Rosberg at the first pit stops.

I was happy with the car and our pace was good but the weather really threw the race wide open. Choosing the tyres was difficult but we made the right calls at the right time, particularly when it started raining so hard and so quickly.

I have to say a massive thank you to my engineer Andrew Shovlin who was on the podium with me today and the whole team for their work on the strategy and in the pits. Last weekend we said that we had a fairytale start to the season and I am so proud that has continued here."

Rubens Barrichello: "It was a great race today and I was really happy with how the car was performing in the dry in the first stint of the race.

After a good start, I felt that I had the pace to catch up with the front-runners and score some good points.

Unfortunately once the conditions started to deteriorate, we lost a little too much time on my side of the garage with the pit stops which cost me a few places. However the important thing is that the car is going great and we have proved that it is competitive at different types of track.

Congratulations to Jenson and the team for maintaining our fantastic start to the season and I look forward to continuing the challenge in Shanghai."

BMW

Nick Heidfeld: "I'm obviously very happy to be second after starting from tenth. It was a really extreme and challenging race today.

I had a good start but also quite a heavy car, which meant racing was not easy for me. When it was obvious it would rain soon I pitted seven laps earlier than planned, and we decided to go on full rain tyres. They wore down quickly because the heavy rain didn't come.

The team kept telling me "stay out, heavy rain expected", but the tyres felt almost like slicks.

For those laps intermediates would have been much quicker, but who could know that. When it finally poured down it was the right decision to stop the race. It was absolutely impossible to drive. I spun behind the safety car, not only because of aquaplaning with the tyres but also with the underfloor.

I'm happy for our team that we can now bring home at least one proper result from the first two races of the season."

Robert Kubica: "When I started on the formation lap, my engine produced strange noises and there was very little power.

I started the race, which under the circumstances was not easy, and continued to drive. I asked my team what I should do, but before I got an answer the car caught fire and I stopped."