Toyota suffer mixed fortunes in Hungary Wednesday, August 9 2006 17:08 Hrs (IST) - World Time -
London:
Toyota left Budapest with three points courtesy of Ralf Schumacher following an incident-packed Hungarian Grand Prix but which claimed the retirement of team-mate Jarno Trulli.
Both drivers complained of a lack of grip from their Bridgestone tyres in the early phases of the race.
Ralf Schumacher said, "That was a very turbulent race and after everything that happened we are happy to take away three points. "
"A lot of things went badly, but the rain was especially difficult at the start of the race. The track was really wet and we just could not warm up the tyres. It was like running on smooth ice and we were extremely slow so it was pretty hard work," he said.
Trulli summed up his weekend as 'chaotic' as once again, the hapless Italian failed to finish as his engine let go just five laps from the flag.
"This has simply been a chaotic weekend from start to finish," he lamented.
"During the first lap I was hit by a car on the infield and I lost several positions. Then during the first stint we had a major struggle for grip, which got worse as the rain increased," he said.
"Then when I could have done with some luck from the safety car I pitted a lap too soon and I was stuck behind it a lap down. I had been starting to make up ground but I was then stuck behind a lot of cars that were slower than me. That lost me a few seconds a lap and with the strategy I had it ruined my race," he said.
Trulli insisted that not for the first time, lady luck had deserted him.
"We should have finished in the points but in the end everything that could have gone wrong did. We will hope for a more predictable weekend in Turkey and a better result," he said.