Canadian GP 2006 - Race

Sunday, 25 June 2006
ENGLAND   1
SCOTLAND 1

DAVID COULTHARD, (Finish Position 8th, Start Position: 22nd) "That was the most difficult Canadian Grand Prix I've ever done in terms of track surface and  balance.  I  didn't  expect  to  get  a  point  from  the  back  of  the  grid  to  be  honest.  The balance  of  the  car  was  difficult  throughout,  but  the  team  did  a  really  good  job  with  the strategy and my engineer Mark (Hutcheson) kept me well informed with what was going on, so thanks to him. The hairpin was really difficult due to all the debris around there. The amount of rubber that comes off the tyres now is incredible, so if you go one inch off the driving line, the debris can suck you in and Jenson just got sucked in, so I was able to overtake. I'm delighted to get a point for Red Bull Racing, now let's see what Indy brings."

CHRISTIAN KLIEN, (Finish Position 11th, Start Position: 12th) "I think I broke the car's first gear in the hairpin towards the end of the race, which is why I went off line. There were a lot of stones and basically just one narrow driving line and the car just under-steered off. I went into the gravel and lost two or three positions. Apart from that, the race was okay. I lost a couple of positions at the start when Massa pushed me to the outside of the track and I went through the grass but, apart from that, the car was quite competitive and I was pretty happy with the race. It was just a shame not to get the result at the end."

CHRISTIAN HORNER, "We had to change David's engine this morning, meaning he was relegated to the back of the grid. To get a point from there is an excellent effort. He drove a  good  race  this  afternoon  and  made  a  strong  move  on  Jenson  to  take  the  final  points position. It was a good reward for him after an afternoon's hard work. Christian lost some places at the start, but then got into a reasonable race pace. Unfortunately, he ran wide due to a first gear issue at the hairpin on to the marbles towards the end of the race and lost a couple of places. But, one point out of today is a positive result for the team."