By Scuderia Toro Rosso
June 11 2007

Several hours after the finish of the Canadian GP, a reporter who saw STR technical director Giorgio Ascanelli eating a banana pointed out that the team's day had been something of a banana moment, given that an excellent strategy would have seen both drivers finish well up the order if their races hadn't ended prematurely.

"Maybe Ross Braun was here today," joked Ascanelli, referring to the fact that the former Ferrari technical director was famous for eating bananas during the race.

The double retirement was a hard knock for all of the team that had worked so hard all weekend, but team spirit is still strong now everyone is looking forward to starting all over again this Friday in Indianapolis. The USGP is always a big event in every sense of the word, starting with the fact that it is the home race for Scott Speed.

Here are the post-race comments from the drivers and from team principal Franz Tost:

Tonio Liuzzi

"It was not the way I had hoped for this race to end. After Kubica's accident I got some debris caught under the car and thought I was going to have to retire. It was like a slalom trying to avoid the debris. But I continued and then everything seemed to be fine. Unfortunately, at the final chicane I went over the kerb, which put me in the wall and that was the end of my race."

Scott Speed

"It is a disappointing day for us. It was crazy out there. I have to say sorry to the team because I made a bit of a mistake. Alex was quicker than me down the straightaway, but he made a mistake at the hairpin and then another at the corner before I tried to pass and when I did try, there just was not enough room for two cars."

Franz Tost

"I must congratulate the team on doing an excellent job in terms of strategy, but it did not pay off today. They reacted under very complex situations in a perfect way, especially when carrying out the two tyre stops which meant we not only got our stint on the less good tyre out of the way, but we were also able to check the car in terms of safety as far as debris was concerned. They refuelled at the right time too and that put us back in the race."