“My start was very good and then I tried to overtake right on the outside in the first corner. Robert was on the inside and
Jarno Trulli was between us – I just ran out of room. It was a try, but it didn’t work out. I picked up some dirt and lost two more positions on the first lap. At least I got them back when I overtook
David Coulthard and
Fernando Alonso on lap four. Again our pit crew did a very good job.”
Mark Webber:
“The start wasn’t fantastic, but we knew a lot of people would be on soft tyres at that point of the race. I got a really good run through turns one and two and came out in fourth position. The first stint went ok, but I struggled a bit during the second stint with poor grip, although we kept trying to chip away at the times.
“I also got stuck behind Sato at a crucial point in the race and lost around two seconds, when we should have stayed in front of Heidfeld. I’m pleased for everyone at
Red Bull to get two points; it’s been a tough start to the year for us and it’s great to get the car to the finish today. A big thanks to
Renault too.”
Fernando Alonso:
“I did the best that I could today and I scored the final point. We were able see that in normal race conditions we are a little far away in terms of performance. Our goal for the moment is to try and score points in each race and to work hard in the next tests so that we can perform better.”
David Coulthard:
“There was too much graining on my first set of tyres, so I lost nine seconds in the first part of the race, which was frustrating. It was very hot out there, but thankfully it was also a little bit overcast, so that improved things.”
Jenson Button:
“It was good to finish the full race distance today, and we will get a lot of very useful information from this weekend. I’m pretty satisfied with tenth place, as that is where the performance of the car is right now. With the majority of cars ahead of us also finishing, it is a good reflection of our overall position.
