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| Nico Rosberg finished the Hungarian Grand Prix in 10th place today, with Michael Schumacher retiring after 58 laps |
Nico Rosberg
We’ve had a difficult weekend here in Budapest, and just haven’t been quick
enough. In the race today, I had a good start and was able to gain three positions by the
end, so I got the most out of it. Being happy with one point is not an ideal situation
though. We need to find out why we are off the pace at the moment. I hope that we can do
better in Spa after the break and we will push hard to make the improvements
necessary.
Michael Schumacher
Today was obviously one of those races that you will not look back at for very long.
Our engine temperatures were very high before the start, and when the yellow lights came
on, I switched the engine off. After I had started from the pit lane, I picked up a
penalty and then a puncture. So all in all, the beginning of the race was not very
pleasant for us. Everything you do not need came together. We did not have full telemetry
before the start and during the period of overheating, and this is why we finally decided
to retire so as not risk any damage which might make us suffer in the next race. Now we
can now check the car properly before the break and prior to Spa. This weekend is not one
to remember, but then there are weekends like this which you can only accept. I am sure we
will be looking much better in the next races to come.
Ross Brawn
Nico did a good job today, and 10th place is about where the car was, if not a little
better. He drove very well to make the tyres last which is a positive sign, and a good
strategy saw him pick up places. Michael had a much more eventful race. He started from
the pit lane, incurred a penalty and then had a puncture so it wasn’t exactly an
ideal start to the afternoon. During that period, we lost all telemetry on his car, and
subsequently had various problems during the race which we weren’t entirely sure
what they were, therefore we decided to retire the car. We are clearly not as competitive
as we want to be and, whilst we got everything out of the car today, we need to find more
performance and lap time.
Norbert Haug
After a problematic qualifying where we did not make it into Q3 for the first time this
season, we could not expect a good race result today. After his first stop on lap 15, Nico
was already 26 seconds down to the leader, and he lost another 25 seconds during the
following 52 laps. About half a second a lap - a gap that we experienced already at the
previous races in Silverstone and Hockenheim. So it is very clear that we have a lot of
work ahead of us, and I am convinced that we will improve our performance during the
remaining nine races. After his start from the pit lane and his drive-through penalty, the
team brought Michael in as a precaution with 11 laps to go. Congratulations to Lewis
Hamilton and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes on their 75th win with a Mercedes engine in the
last 15 years.
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