Vitaly Petrov – 9th<\/b><\/p>\n
I think I made a big step forward with the car today, and it shows in the fact that I stayed in the top 10 throughout the race, quite close to the Mercedes. We must continue to work in this direction.<\/p>\n
Our strategy was the right one even though we lost quite a bit of our top speed, which made my overtakes rather difficult.<\/p>\n
The car was very strong in corners and very good in braking despite some issues towards the end. This forced me to drive differently in the last laps, and I unfortunately had to stop just after the line because I no longer had front brakes.<\/p>\n
I am, however, quite satisfied with my performance this weekend.<\/p>\n
Bruno Senna – 13th<\/b><\/p>\n
Unfortunately, I made a mistake in the first corner that jeopardized my chances of staying at the front until the end of the race. So first of all, I would like to apologize to Jaime Alguersuari for this incident.<\/p>\n
This mistake at the first braking left me at the back of the race for quite a while, and I paid the price for it by receiving a penalty.<\/p>\n
Of course, I would have liked to finish the race in a better position given my good place on the starting grid, but I nevertheless have a good pace and I will be able to calmly look forward to Monza, which is another one of my favorite circuits.<\/p>\n
Now, we will sit down and learn from our mistakes, but the foundations are there.<\/p>\n
Eric Boullier, Director<\/b><\/p>\n
I have mixed feelings about this race because we suffered from a very bad first corner which prevented us from scoring more points. After highlighting that, Vitaly and Bruno had a respectable race and we will surely learn a lot from this weekend. The most important thing is to be back in the points thanks to Vitaly’s 9th place.<\/p>\n
It is important to see that we have kept up the pace, and it’s a clear indication that we are holding our heads up a bit after a few difficult races.<\/p>\n
This race gives us a good foundation heading to Monza, and I am proud to see that the team’s spirit is better than it has been recently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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