“I have to be disappointed today,” the man from Oviedo reflected. “I am sure we could have fought for the podium, but I lost too many positions at the start and after that I was not able to find the pace I had shown yesterday.
“The car was fast in a straight line, but I still couldn't make any progress. I scored a point, but I'm determined to do better for the British Grand Prix.”
The Enstone-based outfit's managing director Flavio Briatore expressed similarly mixed emotions at the end of the team's home grand prix, as
Renault lost ground to
Toyota in the constructors' title chase and now lies a full twelve points adrift in the fierce battle over fourth spot.
“We had other hopes for today,” the Italian acknowledged, “but we are happy nonetheless to see our two cars finish in the points. Fernando lost some positions at the start and we were not able to come back from that. Nelson had a remarkable race, very consistent and aggressive, and I am very pleased to see him score his first points today.”
“Both cars in the points, but we still feel a little bit disappointed,” added executive director of engineering Pat Symonds. “We took a risky strategy with Fernando, but had to alter it after the start and so it was far from ideal. It's clear that we still need to find more speed in the car, but we are pleased with Nelson's first points' finish.”
