2006 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
MONTRÉAL - RACE
The Honda Racing F1 Team's Jenson Button ended today's Canadian
Grand Prix just outside the points after crossing the line
in 9th position. It was a long and frustrating race for Jenson,
who battled with low grip and understeer from start to finish.
He put up a valiant fight to try to get the car home in the
points, but he was unable to sustain a competitive pace and
eventually lost 8th position in the closing stages.
Team-mate Rubens Barrichello's race was brought to a premature
conclusion on lap 12 when he felt the engine of his RA106
suddenly tighten and lose power. Investigations by the team
into the cause of the problem continue.
JENSON BUTTON
"It's been a very frustrating day for me. I had no grip
with either the front or rear tyres, as well as understeer
and a lack of traction. The difficulty with this circuit is
that there is just so much rubber going down which leaves
marbles on every corner. If you make a slight mistake or lock-up,
you go off-line and then you lose a few seconds trying to
get the tyres back up to temperature. The car was difficult
to drive all day and it's disappointing to finish outside
of the points, which was our aim. We have to get through Indianapolis
now and do the best we can with the car we have, then we'll
be testing a new package ready for France next month."
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
"A disappointing way to end my race. The engine felt
quite tight from the beginning of the race then after my 11th
lap, you could see I was losing a lot of places as everyone
was able to overtake me on the straights as I just started
to lose power. The team are making a real effort to find more
reliability and horsepower with the engine so we'll just have
to analyse this problem, see what the cause was and hopefully
resolve it before the next race in Indianapolis."
GIL DE FERRAN
Sporting Director
"It is fair to say that this was a very disappointing
day for us. Rubens' engine tightened which led to his retirement
and we are still investigating the cause of the problem. Jenson
did well at the beginning but struggled with his car throughout
the race, eventually dropping back to 9th."
RACE STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis Race Result
Rubens Barrichello 11 RA106-01 DNF (Lap 11 - Eng) Fastest
lap 01:19.286
Jenson Button 12 RA106-05 P9 Fastest lap 01:18.001
Weather Hot and sunny
Temperatures Air: 28-32°C Track: 37-48°C
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