| Another frustrating day for Renault |
Heikki Kovalainen (Getty Images) |
| Monday, 6 August 05:15 AET |
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| Sunday proved to be another difficult day for the Renault team as they took just one point at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Heikki Kovalainen and Giancarlo Fisichella started 11th and 13th respectively - the latter having suffered a five-place penalty after impeding Spyker's Sakon Yamamoto in qualifying on Saturday. They eventually came home in eighth and 12th places.
"It was a difficult race today starting from eleventh place on the grid," said Kovalainen.
"But I never gave up and I pushed as hard as I could and succeeded in finishing in the points. I made a good start and I tried to be as consistent as possible and I didn't make any mistakes. It would have been difficult for me to do better today.
"I'm still disappointed after yesterday's qualifying but we did our maximum as I've already said. Now we have to concentrate on the Turkish Grand Prix in three weeks time."
A bitter Fisichella added: "My race was more or less decided by yesterday's penalty that I still believe I didn't deserve. I made a good start but it was difficult to maintain a good rhythm as I was stuck in traffic throughout the event.
"When I was able to have a few clear laps I was on the pace. After my 2nd stop I tagged Davidson and my car was damaged, so it was difficult to drive. I'm disappointed with today's result, which isn't very good for the team. It doesn't reflect our true level of performance and we have the potential to do better.
"Hopefully, we'll be back near the front in Istanbul." |
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