We short-fuelled him to jump the cars in the pit-stop, which worked perfectly for us, but we then got bottled up behind Sato, which meant we couldn't use the light car to build up the cushion and we dropped a couple of places. It was a shame as at one point eighth place was on the cards, but well done to Giancarlo and the team our first top ten finish. Once again our race pace shows well, but we now have to get Saturday right as we haven't got the most out of qualifying yet.
Aguri Suzuki [Super Aguri F1 team principal]:
It was a tough race with only just over half of the competitors crossing the finish line. Despite the fact that we did not attend the test here last week, both drivers and all the mechanics and engineers have done a great job today. I am sorry for Anthony as he retired due to damage to his radiator, but he did a great job at the start.
Taku had a very good race in a difficult situation and came home in 13th position, which is our best result so far this season. It has been a difficult weekend for everybody in our team, and I would like to thank our partners and the fans for their continued support.
Flavio Briatore [Renault managing director]:
It is disappointing to come away with nothing, especially after such a hopeful weekend. Nelson's race was spoiled when he ran wide at the beginning, but Fernando drove impeccably. In spite of the engine problem we have seen that the car is very competitive, and we can look forward to the next race.
Pat Symonds [Renault executive director of engineering]:
A weekend that had a lot of potential has slipped away from us. A fifth place with Fernando looked easy today, and a good showing from Nelson would have backed this up.
We don't yet know the cause of the engine failure on Fernando's car, but in spite of the disappointment of the final result, we take encouragement that our relative performance has moved up. There is still a lot to do, though, and we will continue to work hard to improve the car.
Franz Tost [Scuderia Toro Rosso team boss]:
Our races are getting shorter and shorter at the moment! Vettel stopped at turn four on lap one, while Bourdais managed six more laps. Vettel could do nothing about it as Sutil spun right in front of him, and Bourdais didn't see Piquet and they collided.
Hirohide Hamashima [Bridgestone director of motorsport tyre development]:
Kimi Raikkonen used his tyres very well to win quite a confusing race with the two safety car periods. The medium compound was the better tyre today with an obvious advantage of grip and better lap times, and this was because the circuit was much cleaner than yesterday.
