Despite a pre-race visit from Aussie diva Kylie Minogue, our duo definitely didn't getto sing her biggest hit I should be so lucky in the first race of the season…

DAVID COULTHARD, (Finish Position DNF, Start Position: 18th)"I tried to have a go down the inside of Alex Wurz's car at Turn three, but I was too far back and screwed itup.  I  went  for  the  pass,  but  it  was  over  optimistic  on  my  part.  The  collision  was  my  fault,  not  Alex's,  soapologies to him for that."

MARK WEBBER, (Finish Position 13th, Start Position: 7th)"It was tough race today, the first pit stop didn't go very well and when I went back out, I was having troublemaintaining my speed going into the corners. I wasn't able to get the pace back that I'd had in the first stint,which was very frustrating. Nothing really went right today, but that's the game we're in, some days give youa good feeling and the next day it isn't so easy."

CHRISTIAN HORNER: "It's a shame for Mark not to score points as he was driving well. Unfortunately, hiscar had a fuel flap problem, which cost him a lot of time at his first stop and then it stuck open, which affectedhis car's aerodynamic performance. It's a shame, as he deserved a couple of points out of the  weekend.David was always looking to make up ground from a low grid position. He was making good progress and hislap times looked respectable, but an optimistic move on Wurz unfortunately resulted in his retirement."

FABRICE LOM, Renault Principal Engineer, Track Support"I  think  that  we  concluded  our  first  Grand  Prix  weekend  on  a  positive  note.  We  looked  quite  competitive,especially in the first stint. In spite of the incident with David, we were pleased to see Mark's car make it tothe  finish.  The  chassis  and  engine  teams  have  worked  very  hard  during  the  past  few  weeks  and  I  trulybelieve this is a promising start. We now look forward to Malaysia where we hope to continue our progress."