Red Bull - Roll on Silverstone

DAVID COULTHARD, (Finish Position 13th, Start Position: 16th)

"The  race  was  going  quite  well  at  the  beginning  and  normally,  with  my  longer strategy, I should have been able to jump some people. But, I'm not sure if my in laps weren't  quick  enough,  or  the  pit  stops  weren't  quick  enough,  but  with  both  stops  I didn't gain any advantage. Towards the end of the race we turned the engine down, as we weren't racing for points in the last few laps. Looking towards Silverstone next weekend,  we'll  see  what  comes  out  of  our  de-brief  now,  to  see  what  we  can  do before then. "

MARK WEBBER, (Finish Position 12th, Start Position: 14th)

"I had a pretty good start and was fighting with Rubens (Barrichello) through Turns two   and   three.   I   got   to   Turn   five   and   had   to   go   between   the   cars   of   Ralf (Schumacher) and Rubens and nearly lost my front wing, but we got through it. I washeld up by Ralf in the first stint, who in turn had Barrichello in front of him. Then, on the first lap of my second stint, I had to deal with Ralf while on new tyres, so it was a frustrating  race.  We  tried  to  go  shorter  in  the  second  stint  to  jump  Rubens,  but  it didn't work out."

CHRISTIAN  HORNER:  "Unfortunately  this  was  our  least  competitive  race  of  the season so far, the only positive being that both cars ran reliably from start to finish."

FABRICE  LOM,  Renault  Principal  Engineer,  Track  Support:  "Today's   result shows once again how important it is to start from the front of the grid, and that it's still  very  difficult  to  overtake  other  drivers  because  the  competition  is  so  tight  this season. The engine suffered a little bit today following other cars but there is nothing to be worried about for the next race in Silverstone. The only thing we can be positive about is the fact that our direct rivals did not score any points either today, but we have to bounce back next week at the British Grand Prix!"


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