“It was not the Sunday that we expected. After a strong performance in the damp in practice, we thought we would be quick in the wet but we really struggled in the heavy rain, which we’ve never driven the BMW M8 GTE in before. Now it’s the winter break so we need to make the most of the time and come back stronger.”

“It was a disappointing race for us. We need to get a better understanding of the wet tyre because we simply had no pace today. It’s a shame because in qualifying the BMW M8 GTE felt great. We learned a lot today and have a good gap before Sebring to work on our wet weather set-up.”

“The end result is not great, but we started with a well-executed race. Even though we did not have the pace today, we took some gambles, some of which worked and some didn’t. We fought hard to run in fifth place but a late-race penalty dropped us back. It was disappointing but there’s a big gap between now and Sebring, so we have time to improve.”

“It’s not the result we were hoping for but it was really difficult with the red flags interrupting things. The last three hours went more smoothly but we didn’t have the pace in these wet conditions. There’s a lot that we need to look at and understand - at some points in the race we had pace but not at others, so we need to discover why we were not consistent. We’ve learned lots and there are plenty of positives to take away – it is simply part of the learning process when you compete with a new car.”