“We are making good progress, which is encouraging for the rest of the season and for the future. I really feel that all elements of the team, chassis and engine are beginning to gel.
“We have a number of smaller developments to introduce over the next few races, to tailor the package to the varying characteristics of the forthcoming circuits, and at the same time we will be working hard on the development of our next substantial upgrade for
Silverstone.”
Sam Michael [Williams-Toyota – technical director]:
“It was good to score some points with Kazuki for the team’s standing in the constructors’ championship, but it’s also slightly disappointing as we should have scored more. Nico was looking good for sixth place after he took advantage of the second safety car period and pitted at the right time, but he unfortunately suffered a failure. We haven’t identified the problem as yet; it’s currently under investigation.”
Tadashi Yamashima [Toyota – team principal]:
“This fourth race weekend has been tough, from the beginning in Friday practice through qualifying to today. Still, everybody worked hard and did their best – including the drivers – and we were heading for a very strong result. Then one error cost us.
“After Timo’s collision there was confusion between the cars and Jarno received the wrong message. We must analyse what happened and make sure we avoid this mistake in the future. In the next race we will do our best again and hope for a better result.”
Dr Vijay Mallya [Force India F1 – chairman and managing director]:
“I am so proud of this result today – a top ten finish in our fourth-ever race is quite some achievement, especially considering where this team was back at the end of last season. Giancarlo showed real star quality in the race, with a good start, pushing hard, keeping it together and actually being in a points-scoring position for several laps. Keeping the car that was leading the constructors’ world championship behind us also put a big smile on my face!
