2007 Hungarian GP,
The ING Renault F1 Team had a difficult race today on the
Hungaroring circuit, which hosted the 2007 Hungarian Grand
Prix.
The 2 Renaults started from 11th (Kovalainen) and 13th (Fisichella,
demoted 5 places due to a penalty) and both drove an aggressive
race. Heikki Kovalainen was the author of the best comeback
in the grand prix and finished in eighth place scoring a point.
Giancarlo Fisichella saw the flag in 12th spot after a race
in which his chances were compromised by his penalty.
Heikki Kovalainen, 8th
It was a difficult race today starting from eleventh place
on the grid. 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.
Giancarlo Fisichella, 12th
"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."
Flavio Briatore, Managing Director
The Hungaroring circuit has a reputation for being difficult,
especially where overtaking is concerned. Today, given our
positions on the grid and Fisichella being demoted it was
hard to do better. We gave our all. Heikki drove a great race;
he was very aggressive and gave nothing away. I'm disappointed
for Fisichella who also deserved a place in the points.
Pat Symonds, Executive Director of Engineering
Today we paid the penalty for our qualifying issues yesterday.
Heikki was very quick in the race, and on a circuit where
overtaking is well nigh impossible he managed to pull back
3 places, more than any other driver today. He scored a point
after having gone flat out throughout. Giancarlo not only
had to cope with his penalty after qualifying, but he also
had a car that was difficult to drive after his collision
with Davidson, which largely compromised his race today. Now,
we're all looking ahead to Turkey, the next round of the championship.
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