“We should have gambled on switching to the extreme wet tyre, but unfortunately when it came to take the decision we knew it wasn’t going to rain any more. It was just a question of making a difficult decision in difficult track conditions, but in hindsight we should have gone for it.
“It’s a pity, because I was driving so strongly that we could have made the podium. Nevertheless, after yesterday’s qualifying, two points is not bad. We’ve scored at the last three races and we have a good chance to keep up the momentum. Now we must keep pushing to develop the car and then we have to take our chances at each race.”
Kazuki Nakajima:
“It was good to score a point again, but it was a shame to lose seventh place to Jarno on the last lap. His tyres were in a better condition than mine, though, and he was just a bit quicker than me in the final laps when the track was drying out.
“It was enjoyable out there today, although a little hard to control the car in the opening and closing stages. The team made a really good decision to put me on the extreme wets at just the right time, and so I was able to manage the car well in such wet conditions.”
Nico Rosberg:
“It was pretty difficult out there today. When the rain started, there were just rivers of water everywhere which, on wets, caused everyone to aquaplane all over the place. Circuit conditions were continually changing as well, which caused the water to move around the track making it quite hard to tell where the best line was.
“It wasn’t an easy race, but we definitely had the strategy right and came in for the extreme wets at precisely the right moment. After that, it was going well until I unfortunately ran into the back of Timo.
“He was going much slower than me and I had planned to overtake him on the inside, but my vision was limited by the rain and I misjudged it. All of a sudden, I was in the back of him – a big disappointment. I am now looking forward to Hockenheim. It’s my home grand prix, and I expect us to go better there because the track is more suited to our car.”
Mark Webber:
“Unfortunately I dropped it on the entrance to Becketts on the first lap. I was quite close to Kimi and just got on the white line. I lost the car on the exit and had to let the field go past, so it was clear to spin back round.
