"That was marvelous. To take second place was great and it could have been first if we hadn't suffered damage to the car," Palmer stated as the champagne bottles opened. "To get the deficit back down to five laps after our earlier issues wasn't down to just one driver, but to the whole team and I think that encapsulates the spirit of Aston Martin and racing in general." Aston Martin, your President and CEO is awesome, but you obviously knew that already.