British Grand Prix - Race Round-Up
Sunday 6 July 2008
Today's Weather: Wet track, air 16-18°C, track 15-23°C
Constructors' Championship Points: 25 (4th) Drivers' Championship
Points: Jarno Trulli 20 (7th) Timo Glock 5 (14th)
Jarno Trulli (Car 11, Chassis TF108-05)
Summary: Starting 14th, was up to 7th after a storming first
lap, a position he held for most of the first stint. Stayed
on intermediate tyres at his pit stop and ran as high as 3rd
during the heavy rain. Rejoined 8th after late second stop
and pushed hard all the way to the flag, taking 7th on the
last lap. Race Classification: 7th (+1 lap) Qualifying Classification:
14th Lap Time: 1m 20.601s (+1.064s in Q2) Grid: 14th
"It was a good race and it's good to take two points
but I hoped for more. Throughout the race I was very strong
and I'd made it up to third place when the heavy rain came.
At that point the track was really bad, I was aquaplaning
everywhere and losing 15 seconds a lap. We should have gambled
on switching to the extreme wet tyre but unfortunately when
it came to take the decision we knew it wasn't going to rain
any more. It was just a question of making a difficult decision
in difficult track conditions but in hindsight we should have
gone for it. It's a pity because I was driving so strongly
that we could have made the podium. Nevertheless after yesterday's
qualifying, two points is not bad. We've scored at the last
three races and we have a good chance to keep up the momentum.
Now we must keep pushing to develop the car and then we have
to take our chances at each race."
Timo Glock (Car 12, Chassis TF108-02)
Summary: From 12th on the grid, he was running 9th after the
first lap and moved up to 6th by his pit stop on lap 25. Struggled
during his second stint in the heavy rain on standard wet
tyres and lost ground with two spins. After his second stop,
he fought hard to bring the car home in 12th place. Race Classification:
12th (+1 lap) Qualifying Classification: 12th Lap Time: 1m
20.274s (+0.747s in Q2) Grid: 12th
"That was really difficult for me today. I concentrated
on looking after my tyres during the first stint and everything
was fine until the first stop. After that it was much harder.
When the heavy rain came, I had no traction and the car was
sliding around. There was massive aquaplaning and I had no
chance to hold the car on the track. That was a pity but we
will try for more at the next race. The guys in Cologne are
working hard and the car is improving so we will push again
in Hockenheim."
Tadashi Yamashina - Team Principal
"Jarno showed excellent spirit again today and came away
with a good result given his grid position. He stayed out
in very difficult conditions on the standard wet tyre and
he kept the car on the track doing good lap times. It was
very important for him to score points because we have struggled
in the past in this type of race. Today we stayed out on the
standard wet tyre rather than switch to extreme wets because
we felt the weather was going to improve. That choice worked
out reasonably well in the end. We must still analyse how
to make the best use of the tyres in changing conditions but
you have to make an instant decision. Timo struggled to keep
the car on the track when it was at its wettest but Jarno's
settings were better for these conditions. The pit crew also
did a great job for the whole of practice, qualifying and
the race. This result moves us up to 4th in the constructors'
championship but we are still looking to make further ground.
Next we head to Hockenheim, where we have a major new aerodynamics
package so we are expecting a good result."
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