2006 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX MONZA
RACE
Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello delivered a double points
finish for the Honda Racing F1 Team for the third successive
race today, boosting the team's points tally by another seven
championship points after finishing 5th and 6th respectively.
The pair adopted differing strategies for the 53-lap Italian
Grand Prix, in which Rubens made a single pitstop with Jenson
stopping twice. The team delivered three faultless pitstops
to make the most of every opportunity to end the European
season on a positive note before heading into the final three
long-haul races.
JENSON BUTTON
"This is a good team result although we were looking
for more from today. The balance wasn't anywhere near as good
as we'd hoped for. We made some adjustments at the first stop
but we were still not as quick as we needed to be. I think
we can feel reasonably pleased with this result at the end
of a challenging weekend."
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
"I suffered a little bit at the start because I was quite
heavy with fuel. Unfortunately since the start of the weekend
we didn't have good straight line speed which is why Fisichella
was able to pass me quite easily. From there on I was struggling
with rear grip and I was really just 'surviving'. When you
consider where we started from after the problems on Friday
I think this is a good result for the team, getting two cars
into the points once again."
GIL DE FERRAN - Sporting Director
"I think we can feel reasonably happy with our result
today. Another double points finish for our team in a weekend
that started with some difficulties. We decided on different
strategies for Jenson and Rubens, but in the end they were
as closely matched this afternoon as they were yesterday.
The balance of our cars was not quite as good as it was during
practice and qualifying therefore we lacked a little pace
to put up a stronger challenge for higher positions. Otherwise
we have no problems to report; the engines ran well and the
pitstops were smooth and fast. We leave Europe reasonably
satisfied with the progress we have made but still pushing
for further improvement in the last three races."
RACE STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis Race Result
Rubens Barrichello 11 RA106-01 P6 Fastest lap 01:23.794
Jenson Button 12 RA106-05 P5 Fastest lap 01:23.518
Weather Hot and sunny
Temperatures Air: 27-30°C Track: 33-42°C
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