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Italian GP 2006 - RACE

10 September 2006 CIAO MICHAEL

DAVID COULTHARD, (Finish Position 12th, Start Position: 14th) "Very little to say other than disappointing. Regarding Michael's retirement - it was a fitting way for  him  to  announce  it  with  a  victory.  Irrespective  of  whether people are believers in Michael's race ethics or not, you have to recognise he's been a great champion and it's the end of an era."

CHRISTIAN KLIEN, (Finish Position 11th, Start Position: 16th) "It was a difficult race as we were on a one stop strategy and had a very heavy car at the start. I was  too  slow  on  the  straights  to  be  able  to  overtake  anyone  so  had  to  follow  the  others,  but actually the strategy worked well. I stayed out for a long time and overtook a couple of people at the  pit  stop.  Finishing  11th  from  16th  is  not  too  bad  and  I don't think there was much more we could have done in this race, so I'm pleased with my performance."

CHRISTIAN  HORNER,  "  Unfortunately  Christian  headed  a  not  particularly  fast  Red  Bull  train today, with 11th and 12th being the net result for our two drivers. This circuit was always going to expose our inherent weakness within the current package, but the important thing is to learn from it and act upon the lessons learnt for next year. So, a disappointing race with the only positive factor being that we got two cars to the finish. "