“The most important thing is that I finished the race and I have gained some more experience. I would have liked to finish further up, but I think my weekend was determined during the qualifying session. I will make the most of what I have learned this weekend and put it to use at the next grand prix in Monaco, which will be an exciting race.”
The Enstone-based outfit's managing director Flavio Briatore also professed himself boosted by the squad's considerable progress in recent weeks – and confident of much more still to come.
“It's nice to see some encouraging signs of improvement,” the Italian stated. “Fernando made a fantastic start and had a great race to get us some important points. It was difficult for Nelson starting from so far back, but he managed to drive a consistent race and kept pace with the midfield pack. We are confident that we are starting a new phase, which will see us get closer and closer to the top three teams.”
“I think we made the most of our chances today,” added executive director of engineering Pat Symonds. “Fernando's race was essentially with Webber, but it was gratifying to see that we were closer to the BMWs once again, although there is still a gap that we need to close. Nelson's race was always going to be difficult and there was little we could do for him strategically, but it was a spirited drive, especially his defence against Heikki [Kovalainen].”
