It was a difficult afternoon's work for Ralf Schumacher. The German started in 14th place and struggled for grip for much of the afternoon before the team retired his car shortly before the end. Toyota will now begin the journey south to Indianapolis for next weekend's US Grand Prix.
Ralf Schumacher: "This was just never going to be my weekend. Today there was no specific problem but I just couldn't find any grip out there. It was my mistake because I went for the wrong tyres. It was a gamble but it didn't pay off. It was a tough race for everyone because there were so many marbles out on the circuit every time I went on them with my hard tyres I'd lose control of the car. In the end the inevitable happened and we just had to retire the car."
"I'm disappointed because it could have been a very good race for me. But at least Jarno scored a few points and his pace showed that our car is going much better. We just need to avoid mistakes. We will soon be in Indianapolis so I hope we can do a better job there and bring a good result home."
"Ralf had a very different race and he struggled with a lack of grip throughout as did many cars in the heat today. We tried to help his situation but in the end we decided it was better to retire the car. We have to keep developing the aerodynamics, suspension and engine as we push to get closer to the very front."
