Italian Grand Prix - Race
By Naomi Willemsen
September 12 2010
The Lotus F1 team experienced a rather disappointing race day today at Monza with a 18th place and a DNF. Jarno Trulli was forced to retire from his own home race after the Italian’s T127 lost 2nd gear, while team mate Heikki Kovalainen finished 18th – at which the latter unfortunately was not able to lead the way in front of the newcomers as Virgin’s Timo Glock finished in a 17th place.
September 12 2010
The Lotus F1 team experienced a rather disappointing race day today at Monza with a 18th place and a DNF. Jarno Trulli was forced to retire from his own home race after the Italian’s T127 lost 2nd gear, while team mate Heikki Kovalainen finished 18th – at which the latter unfortunately was not able to lead the way in front of the newcomers as Virgin’s Timo Glock finished in a 17th place.
Heikki Kovalainen
Place - 18th
"I lost a few positions at the start, managed to get in front of di Grassi but then was stuck behind Timo. I didn't have the straight line speed to get past him so didn't have the chance to make a move. It's a shame because I couldn't get the true potential out of the car after a good weekend, but that's life. We haven't lost anything in terms of the Championship so all in all it's not too disappointing."
Jarno Trulli
Place - DNF
"It was a very good race until the gearbox problem meant I had to stop. I lost second gear and even though I continued running without second, it gave up completely which ended the race. But I must say that the race had been very satisfying until that point. I was pulling away from Timo and the guys behind and was increasing the lead with every lap, and the car felt great right from the start. But this seems to be the story of the season - we'll go to Singapore and hope my luck improves there."
Dieter Gass, Sporting Director
"A bit of an unfortunate race today after a strong weekend. Heikki lost position at the start - he managed to pass di Grassi but couldn't get past Timo after a good fight. Jarno had a strong race until we ran into gearbox trouble. He lost second, then the whole gearbox, which brought his race to an end. Now we move on to Singapore and we'll fight back there."
Tony Fernandes, Team Principal
"One has to be philosophical after today's race, and focus on the fact we had a very good weekend. It's obviously disappointing that we had yet another gearbox failure on Jarno's car as he was comfortably pulling away from his nearest rivals until he had to pull over. Heikki had an unfortunate start, and that meant his whole race was compromised as he was stuck behind Timo and couldn't pass. Despite that, it's been a good weekend for the team. We've made some important decisions about next year, and we'll build on what we've learnt here and come back fighting."
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