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Minardi
Cosworth F1 Team recorded the first
double finish for its new PS05 chassis at today’s Grand Prix
of Europe, with drivers Christijan Albers and
Patrick Friesacher finishing 17th and 18th
respectively in the hard-fought race held at the Nürburgring.
Fortunately, they
were able to avoid the first-lap incident involving former Minardi driver, Mark Webber, and with the exception of a
drive-through penalty assessed against Albers, for not
moving over quickly enough for a faster car, the
Faenza squad had a relatively
uneventful race.
Both drivers adopted two-stop refuelling
strategies, and while having to make some small adjustments
to their cars during the race, Albers and Friesacher ran
consistently to the chequered flag.
CHRISTIJAN ALBERS
“I’m happy to
have finished the race and pleased with the pace at which I
was able to run. I didn’t see any blue flags for David Coulthard, and I’m genuinely sorry if I held him up, but
after I let him past, we received a drive-through penalty,
which was a shame. Despite that, though, I’m pleased with
the result, and pleased for the team that both cars took the
chequered flag today.”
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Both
Minardi drivers adopted two-stop refuelling
strategies, and while having to make some small adjustments
to their cars during the race, Albers and Friesacher ran
consistently |
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The Minardi F1 Team recorded the first
double finish for its new PS05 chassis at today’s Grand Prix
of Europe, drivers Christijan Albers
and
Patrick Friesacher finishing 17th & 18th |
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PATRICK FRIESACHER
“I’m pleased that
I was able to take my first race finish today in the Minardi
Cosworth PS05, but a little disappointed that we weren’t
able to get a better result. We had problems with oversteer
in the car this afternoon, and I also had difficulty
selecting second gear on occasion. We’ll be hoping to do
better in the next couple of races.”
PAUL STODDART
“Once again this
weekend, I think we’ve demonstrated that we have made
progress with the new car, and it is very satisfying that
both Christijan and Patrick ran to the chequered flag
today. It is unfortunate that Christijan incurred a
blue-flag penalty for failing to move over quickly enough
for David Coulthard, and we have apologised to Red Bull
Racing over the incident. It is now onward and upward to
Montreal and Indianapolis, for the Canadian and US Grands
Prix. They are races in which Minardi has shown well in the
past, and we will be aiming for a strong performance."
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