“The car was working well, with the balance improving lap-by-lap, particularly in the last stint with harder tyres where I felt very comfortable. The team are doing a really good job, and we are benefiting from Ross’ technical management.
“I got a really good feel for the new aero package during the race today, and it is definitely an improvement. The good thing is that what we are seeing from the car reflects the information from the wind tunnel.
“This circuit is not the best for our car as it’s bumpy here and we seem to lack some driveability over the bumps. When we get to the next race in Turkey, I expect the car to perform better than here.”
Kazuki Nakajima:
“It was a good race and it was important to me to score points today. I made it off the line ok, but I was then caught behind Button so I lost positions, which was disappointing. I’m happy with the end result, though, and this race is another step forward for me. There is, of course, room for improvement, but five points in the first four races is a good start in my first year.”
Jarno Trulli:
“We’ve scored another point but it should have been more today. This race wasn’t easy, but everything was going well and we were heading for sixth. Then a communications error led to the team mistakenly calling me into the pits. These things happen, but that cost us two precious points today.
“Up to then it had been a hard weekend, but we were heading for a strong result. It was a battle but I was getting the maximum out of the package and doing my best to stay as close to Webber as possible. We are in a tight group of teams, and we will have to keep pushing hard on development to maintain our momentum.”
Nick Heidfeld:
“At the start I managed to gain the two positions I had wanted to. That’s positive, especially because recently we have had less impressive starts. I was fifth in the race when I had bad luck with the timing of the safety car period and my first pit-stop. I had just passed the pit entry when I got the signal to come in. I then tried to save fuel and delay my pit-stop, but in the end it was the choice between running out of fuel on the track or getting a stop-and-go penalty.”
Giancarlo Fisichella:
“Not too bad – tenth is the best result of the season so far. I know several cars had accidents, but I did my best. After the first safety car period, the car was very good. I was comfortable and I think I was quite competitive.
