This one feels even better than the last race, which was a good win, but this was very hard fought. To have a Qualifying like yesterday and know we had to race the home favourite made for a rough morning

The second run was where we expected to be, in the mid 55s range, but obviously with a pylon hit, so we went from almost being perfect to the back of the pack, but that happens

It was alright out there; it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, it was smooth. Our objective was to fly cleanly and we did that with some good times and no penalties

I flew three really solid runs today and what I'm happy with is the consistency and the ability to ratchet my time up or down depending on who's flying in front of me

Our team is so strong, and we keep working and working and working. To put it all together here, and with an engine that was hot, is even more satisfying than Cannes

Today was a survival day because of the wind. There were a lot of pylon hits and people crossing the safety line. So I went out there to try and learn the track so I gave it a lot of respect, which meant I was a little bit slower

It doesn't feel so great, but we learned many things from this race and we have another five races to go. So we will just concentrate on the next round and forget the bad things

Today I was able to race enough but as the conditions get rougher it gets harder to control, so for tomorrow I would rather go consistent and fly a stable line

I feel a lot of expectation but not pressure. I like pressure, I normally perform better – so give me the pressure

It's very important to break the line and not get another technical DQ. Hopefully we won't get any because our plane is in Parc Fermé and being tested. For sure everything will be OK

Without the penalties we would still be near the top. In the first run there was a horizontal stall in the first turn and I lost a lot of time. And in the second run I was 0.7kts over the start speed. We're not slow

It felt OK, apart from the first run where I got lost after the horizontal turn and then I saw the gate too low. In the second run it was good

I was feeling really well in the track, but I had trouble pulling more Gs and I had to release on the stick and it's been frustrating. Another week of learning

I could've been faster with a bit more of a risky line and pulling more Gs. I was a little bit more defensive in the first run and in the second run, I made several mistakes and knew it would be faster so I pulled out of the track

It feels good, and it is like drifting, because with the drifting wind you have to anticipate what the wind is doing with you 200 metres later. It's kind of fun

We are still happy with this, but we're looking forward to the next one. The rhythm and the feeling in my plane and with my team are amazing

We have identified a point in the track where we can get a little bit more time for tomorrow, but remember for tomorrow the wind will shift so the tactic will be different again

Wow! The flight in Free Practice 1 was quite surprising for me. I figured out a lot of the difficulties in this track with the wind plus the different references

A great race for me, it shows a constant improvement so that's the bright side. I'm really satisfied with my flying. I haven't seen the footage of the penalty yet; I'm sure it was really close

The wind has been challenging; a little bit of turbulence but not bad like Budapest. I try to be consistent and be on the edge, sometimes you have to make quick corrections

It was good to get into the track, which is similar to last year's track, but there was crosswind at almost every gate, which made it testing for a first session

The difference from Qualifying was that today is a race and yesterday it wasn't. I made a mistake, I was a little late going into Gate 6. I'm super disappointed and really angry at myself, but things happen – that's racing

I think we're going to have a good race tomorrow, we just have to see what the weather gods give us and work it out from there

The problem with the wind is there are some places, like the chicane where the wind is really pushing you towards the pylon and you've got to be tight to it, because you're setting up your turn for the next gate

I've had a lot of fun here in Chiba and I was very well prepared. I had a lot of time to think about the event and came to Japan in total confidence and we could see from the very first practice

Obviously I'm disappointed with this stupid mistake in the Quali, but we've been consistently improving and working really well with improving the lines and the gameplan is followed every time

It was very pleasant in the track for me today; the wind was manageable. I have been thinking intensively about the track and it went well. Now I hope it will continue this way

It's been a surprising and amazing race. There was a big group of pilots that have all been really close to each other

I'm happy with the day. Yesterday we didn't have a very good start and today we've come from worst to better and I'm satisfied with my flying and the work of the team

It was a difficult day because the conditions are very demanding. There is a lot of wind and a lot of turbulence in the track. I was over the safety line due to the wind pushing me, so I only had one valid time

The gameplan was to fly a clean run and try to get around the track without penalties. We learned a lot this week, and that's what this first year is all about, so we're pretty happy

We were really confident going into Quali, but we had some technical issues. We had an over RPM, which we've never had before and the mixture setting problems, that we thought we'd solved, seem to be back again

We had the first test of the new winglets and they handle fine. There's not a huge amount of difference between these and the old ones

It's a great disappointment because we thought our time would be enough to move to the Round of 8, but Mika pushed hard. It looks like ninth place is our nightmare for 2018

We think we can fly faster and there's a gap of half a second that we think we can make up. We took the first run conservatively and then pushed in the second run

The conditions were difficult and that's what works for us. If the track is easy and not many technical points, then our plane is not the fastest, but when the conditions are getting difficult it's when we can put down good times

We were happy with the result because 57.003 was our best time of the week. Of course I wasn't happy to lose in the Round of 14, but that's the beauty of the sport

We are happy. We did a really good time. 57.1s – that's a great Quali, so we're pleased. We tried different lines and stuck to the plan

The wind was really strong out there, but the good thing was there was very little turbulence so you can see the pylons bending completely to the right and the plane moving sideways

My feeling in the plane was quite nice and I tried to be smooth in the chicane, but I made a huge mistake in the second VTM, and I lost a lot of time

Today was much better than yesterday. My feeling in the plane was much better in the first flight and in the second flight I was quite confident and I tried to fly cleaner, but it was not so fast – maybe I wasn't aggressive enough

it was windy and bumpy and you could see me being blown off my lines. It's really too much for me and I felt I was a passenger in the plane and the wind was the pilot