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Miroslav Sanytrák | 6.8.07 | Aktuality
HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE
SUNDAY 5th AUGUST 2007
Today’s Hungarian Grand Prix yielded another points scoring finish for the team, further consolidating fifth place in the Constructors’ standings. Having started the race from fourth, one position ahead of his qualifying result (due to Alonso’s penalty), Nico Rosberg came home seventh, thereby collecting two World Championship points to raise him a place in the Drivers’ table. Despite a solid drive, Alex Wurz was held up in the opening laps and was therefore unable to capitalise upon a two stop strategy, leaving him in 14th place at the line.
Nico Rosberg:
In the end, I have to be pleased with this result, even if I had hoped to have done better
than seventh. That’s just the way it turned out and there wasn’t much more we could
have done. It wasn’t an easy race. Hungary is one of the hardest tracks on the calendar
from a physical perspective, but that is why I work so hard in training and had no
problems. Our strategy was good - I didn’t come across any traffic, and that allowed me
to go at my own pace, but we just missed out today.
Alex Wurz:
Unfortunately, for the first time this season, I lost a position at the start which put me
behind Davidson and lost me a lot of time. After that, I was putting in some good lap
times, considering my strategy. I spent the race fighting for position with Fisichella and
Massa; we were having a bit of a battle but then came to lap Sutil in the Spyker. He let
the other two past, but pushed me onto the grass. I don’t think Adrian realised I was
there, but it meant I lost a place to Massa.
Sam Michael, Technical Director:
It was good to get a couple of points in the Constructors’ Championship, thanks to Nico.
We lost some time in the second stint which we couldn’t make up, but he got everything
he could out of the car. Alex unfortunately lost a position on the first lap to Davidson and
that made his race difficult. Both cars were reliable today. There’s a break now before
the next race, with no opportunity for testing, but we’re looking forward to Istanbul in
three weeks’ time.
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