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Lewis Hamilton has told the F1 Forum he was hoping to race "like in Bahrain last year" with Mercedes' team-mate Nico Rosberg before the German's early retirement.

He said: "I had a really good getaway and I tried for the slipstream. I got slightly ahead but not enough and I backed off."

Is the world championship done and dusted?

"I never get to the point where I think it's done and dusted. The goal is still to make sure I have it when I cross the line in Abu Dhabi."

Suzi Perry and co. have caught up with race winner Lewis Hamilton for a word, watch it on the F1 Forum.

*WARNING* Interview comes with horrendous music from the Red Bull garage in the background.

Sergio Perez is happy, and so is Lewis Hamilton.

More from a very happy Sergio Perez after finishing third:

"I was so hard on myself. I lost position on corner 13, but by corner 15 I said 'Checo, there is nothing more you could have done'.

"When Valtteri came alongside me, there was nothing I could do. We had very little rubber left. The last five laps it was just about managing the braking and not flat-spotting them.

"This team, the people we have and level of engineering is pretty high and I am very proud of them.

"People seem to forget we only had two days of testing before the season started."

David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentator

Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer on the BBC F1 Forum after Sergio Perez finished third:

"It's a bit lucky for us that the two Finns came together. It was going to be marginal with the tyres at the end.

"We pitted earlier because we thought it would take longer to fix the barrier (after Romain Grosjean's crash) than it actually did.

"There will definitely be a bonus payment for Sergio. Hopefully having him on the podium will be a boost before America and Mexico."

A first podium for Force India since last year's Bahrain Grand Prix, and a third in total. They probably won't get a more dramatic one than today's as well, Sergio Perez snatching it from the jaws of defeat courtesy of the late collision between Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas.

Carlos Sainz almost completed the perfect day having come out of a massive crash in practice on Saturday unscathed, got back in his Toro Rosso and got up to seventh from the back of the grid before a problem late on ended his race.

He also ended up making contact with the barrier at Turn 13, where he crashed yesterday, and he said: "We could have had P6. We had great pace. With eight laps to go I crashed again. The barrier at Turn 13 and I are going to become friends I think."

Sebastian Vettel is up to second in the drivers' championship after finishing second today, and while a title challenge has probably come too late this season, he is hoping for an even closer battle next season.

"I hope so," he said when asked if they can challenge for the title in 2016. "That is our target, we want to be a bit better in the race and make sure we give Mercedes a really good challenge."

David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentator

Claire Scrivens: what a Finnish!!!! Gutted for valtteri such a shame for both the Finns. Great race though.

John Mulholland: It was Kimi's fault but he's a racer and decided to have a go. Made it an exciting end.

Keith Benjafield: I hope the FIA throw the book at Kimi. He ruined a great drive by Bottas. What an idiot!! Spoiled the race for us Williams fans.

A stern-faced Valtteri Bottas has just been talking to BBC F1's Lee McKenzie and, understandably, he is not happy after he was punted out on the last lap by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen when running third:

"I got past Perez and approaching Turn Four someone hit me from behind. It's really disappointing because it's ruined my day."

Does he expect a penalty for Raikkonen?

"I would guess so but I would have to see the video.

"It feels pretty bad when it ends up like this. All the hard work doesn't matter when you end up with zero points."

Coverage on BBC One has finished but there's still plenty going with the Forum on BBC Red Button and at the top of the page right now, or via the live coverage tab for followers on mobiles.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer

"If Raikkonen is penalised for the Bottas crash and demoted to eighth or lower, Mercedes are constructors' champions."

Four-time world champion Alain Prost had 51 F1 wins, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are now tied on 42...

Williams' head of vehicle performance Rob Smedley is choosing his words carefully on BBC TV:

"Raikkonen seemed to come from a long way behind. When they started braking, he wasn't anywhere near him."

Could there be a penalty for Raikkonen?

"Possibly, if the stewards feel he caused the accident."