Red Bull Racing race report

DAVID COULTHARD, (Finish Position 8th, Start Position: 22nd)"That was the most difficult Canadian Grand Prix I've ever done in terms of track surfaceand  balance.  I  didn't  expect  to  get  a  point  from  the  back  of  the  grid  to  be  honest.  Thebalance  of  the  car  was  difficult  throughout,  but  the  team  did  a  really  good  job  with  thestrategy and my engineer Mark (Hutcheson) kept me well informed with what was goingon, so thanks to him. The hairpin was really difficult due to all the debris around there. Theamount of rubber that comes off the tyres now is incredible, so if you go one inch off thedriving line, the debris can suck you in and Jenson just got sucked in, so I was able toovertake. I'm delighted to get a point for Red Bull Racing, now let's see what Indy brings."

CHRISTIAN KLIEN, (Finish Position 11th, Start Position: 12th)"I think I broke the car's first gear in the hairpin towards the end of the race, which is why Iwent off line. There were a lot of stones and basically just one narrow driving line and thecar just under-steered off. I went into the gravel and lost two or three positions. Apart fromthat, the race was okay. I lost a couple of positions at the start when Massa pushed me tothe outside of the track and I went through the grass but, apart from that, the car was quitecompetitive and I was pretty happy with the race. It was just a shame not to get the resultat the end."

CHRISTIAN HORNER, "We had to change David's engine this morning, meaning he wasrelegated to the back of the grid. To get a point from there is an excellent effort. He drovea  good  race  this  afternoon  and  made  a  strong  move  on  Jenson  to  take  the  final  pointsposition. It was a good reward for him after an afternoon's hard work. Christian lost someplaces at the start, but then got into a reasonable race pace. Unfortunately, he ran widedue to a first gear issue at the hairpin on to the marbles towards the end of the race andlost a couple of places. But, one point out of today is a positive result for the team."


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