By role
July 7 2003

It was a fustrating race for Renault at home as neither Jarno trulli or Fernando Alonso could finish the race due to engine problems. Both drivers had to retire on the same lap as they were in scoring positions. Jarno Trulli had run a great race keeping qwith the pace of Michael Shumacher who finished 3rd at the end.

“Retiring is always frustrating, and even more so when the team has both cars in the points. I ran well from the start, and managed to keep up with
Michael and the McLarens ahead of me; the car had a good balance and was handling well. Five or six laps after my second stop, I suffered a loss in engine performance. It got worse for several laps before the car stopped completely. It’s a real shame, because it was a very good race for us until that point.” The Italian said.

Alonso was just behind his teammate when his engine let go:

“I don’t know exactly what the problem was – the engine simply failed as I was approaching the hairpin, just after I had moved ahead of Jarno. Of
course, it is disappointing: we were both in good positions to score points today.”
Said Alonso.

Team Manager, Flavio Briatore, was neither sattisfied for the first double break of the season at their home GP:

"The weekend had gone well for the team until the problems in the race. We were quite competitive, and could have scored some important points, instead of which we leave empty-handed. We will now work hard to solve these problems, and concentrate on the next race at Silverstone.” Said Briatore.

Mike Gascoyne recognised that Jarno had had a great race prior to his engine failure:

“A frustrating end to a competitive race, which saw both cars retire for the first time this season. The drivers performed well, especially Jarno who had the edge today. He suffered an engine command problem, which caused an initial loss of performance, before he had to retire the car. Fernando’s engine let go suddenly. It is extremely disappointing finish the weekend like this, and more so because it is our home race.” Said Renault's Technical Director.