2007 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
SAKHIR - RACE
The Honda Racing F1 Team's Rubens Barrichello brought his
Honda RA107 home in 13th place today after a tough weekend
in Bahrain. His team-mate Jenson Button's race was brought
to a premature conclusion after just three corners when he
was caught up in a first lap battle for position.
The team were resigned to another frustrating race pending
the opportunity to introduce development steps to a currently
uncompetitive package. Their focus now lies with the work
taking place back at the factory, coupled with a return to
the test track prior to next month's Spanish Grand Prix.
RUBENS BARRICHELLO
"Well I finished the race at least but that's very little
consolation. The track conditions were so blustery and the
car driveability was terrible, so it was a really tough race,
especially knowing that we couldn't be competitive. Now we
have to put a disappointing few races behind us and look to
what we can do to improve the car. There is a great deal of
hard work ahead of us but we will get there, I'm sure."
JENSON BUTTON
"I got a good start and made up at least three places
then at turn 2 Taku (Sato) ran wide, tried to squeeze me and
I had nowhere to go so I had to go on the dirt on the inside.
Then in turn 3 I had Coulthard and someone else fighting around
me. DC went wide then cut back sharp and again I had nowhere
to go. We touched and that spun me round, then the anti-stall
didn't cut in, I stalled and that was the end of my race after
just three corners. The track conditions out there were very
slippery and windy so it will have been a tough race for everyone.
Sadly, I wasn't part of it."
JACKY EECKELAERT
Engineering Director
"Unfortunately we had realistic expectations heading
into this race and our performance today has only served to
underline the problems that we have with our current package.
Whilst Jenson did not even get the chance to complete a lap
due to a third corner incident, Rubens did a valiant job of
fighting to the finish with what was clearly a very difficult
car to drive. All we can do now is put these first races behind
us and return to base, where every bit of our focus, resource
and effort is being directed towards turning our situation
around."
RACE STATS
Drivers Car No. Chassis No. Race Result
Rubens Barrichello 8 RA107-02 P13 Fastest Lap 01:35.842
Jenson Button 7 RA107-04 DNF -
Weather Hot, sunny with gusty winds
Temperatures Air: 28-30°C Track: 34-41°C
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