“After nine races I am in the lead in the classification, and I have every chance to fight for the title all the way to the end. Today, I could hardly keep the car in a straight line and it was always very difficult to drive. Only after the last pit-stop did things improve a bit, but by then I was a long way back. We have to do a good job in the forthcoming Hockenheim test to be as well-prepared as possible for the German Grand Prix that takes place on the same track.”
Robert Kubica:
“I was already aquaplaning for many laps, and unfortunately in a straight line I just lost the car completely and went off. Here at
Silverstone it was a crazy race in difficult conditions.
“Everything was running pretty well as I was having quite a good race and gaining positions, but when it rained and there was a lot of water on the track I was just struggling. I couldn’t keep the car in a straight line, was losing power, the rear wheels were losing contact with the tarmac and that was it.”
Jenson Button:
“It was a crazy race today, with the conditions changing all the time. We had some good pace on the wet tyres for the first part of the race, before the heavy shower which brought both Rubens and I into the pits for extreme wets on lap 35.
“Shortly after that stop, I hit standing water at Bridge which caused the car to aquaplane off the circuit. I tried to spin the car round, but there was another car coming so I had to get out of the way, couldn’t get the car round far enough and ended up trapped in the gravel.
“There’s always a bit of luck involved in this type of race, and unfortunately it wasn’t my day for luck today. Congratulations to Rubens on his third place and first podium for the team.”
Nelsinho Piquet:
“I’m obviously extremely disappointed with today’s retirement. The car was very good, our strategy was perfect and we were on-course for a very good result. However, when the rain came down very heavily, the track was completely flooded.
