First points for Webber

DAVID COULTHARD, (Finish Position DNF, Start Position: 11th)

"That was a disappointing race, I only got to Turn one! I kept a steady line off the start intothe first corner, making sure I left space on the inside to keep out of trouble. Watching thereplay,  it  seems  Ralf  (Schumacher)  came  together  with  another  car  behind  me.  Thatrotated Ralf's car and he speared into the side of mine, which caused a lot of damage. Itburst the oil cooler, so that was the end of my race."

MARK WEBBER, (Finish Position 7th, Start Position: 9th)

"The race for me was pretty much a scrap with Jarno (Trulli) from start to finish. I wouldhave liked slightly better car balance in the middle stint, but it's good to get two points inthe bag. Of course, you always want more - more downforce, more reliability, more speed- but hopefully those things will continue to come and we can look forward to more pointsfinishes like this in the future."

CHRISTIAN HORNER: "A problem free race for Mark, and probably his first clean run ofthe year. It's great for him to finally get on the scoreboard with a solid seventh place today.He very nearly pipped Trulli at the final stop, it was very, very close as he exited the pitlane, and the team did a great job to put him into that position. Unfortunately, David was avictim  of  somebody  else's  incident  at  the  first  turn  of  the  first  lap,  but  that's  just  one  ofthose things. We now look forward to Magny Cours."

FABRICE LOM, Renault Principal Engineer, Track Support: "The result today is verysatisfying  although  we  must  admit  it's  a  pity  David  was  not  able  to  race  at  all  after  theaccident  he  had  in  the  first  corner.  As  we  expected,  the  car  performed  pretty  well  thisafternoon  and  we  did  not  have  any  reliability  problems;  Mark  had  a  fantastic  race  andscores today his first points this season. We were very pleased by the engine performancethroughout the weekend and today's result seems encouraging for the French Grand Prixin two weeks.


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