Red Bull just not fast enough
While Toyota and Renault are upping their game, the Red Bull Racing team seems to be in a downward spiral. Mark Webber finished just outside the points on a 9th place while team mate David Coulthard came in 11th. The team loses their 5th place in the championship standings to Renault.
Mark Webber, (Finish Position 9th, Start Position: 8th): "We weren't quick enough. We didn't do a good enough job in qualifying yesterday, which hurt us in the race. We struggled to find pace - and it was hard to stay with the Toyotas and Renaults, who we're fighting in the Championship. Let's hope it's this track though and that we can bounce back in Valencia."
David Coulthard, (Finish Position 11th, Start Position: 13th): "Unfortunately I got some traffic before my last stop, which allowed Nick (Heidfeld) to pass me; otherwise I couldn't do anymore today. The car has a lot of oversteer and rear sliding. Now we'll just focus on the next race and see that we can do there."
Christian Horner: "A disappointing race. Unfortunately we just weren't fast enough and it was a circuit that didn't play to our strengths. Our nearest rivals both had respectable scores today, but we'll be pushing hard to recover lost ground in the remaining races."
Benteyn Pierre-Emeric, Renault, M Webber Engine Engineer, Track Support: "We're disappointed not to score any points this weekend. We'll continue working hard to find more performance in our package and will fight hard to come back soon."