Drivers Comments from Melbourne Race

Pit Wall
By Gordon Miller
March 6 2005

After a fantastic race day, here are the thoughts of the drivers from the weekend after there amazing drives which secured Red Bull Racing 3rd place in the Constructors Championship.

David Coulthard
“I made a good start and managed to get into third place. I struggled a bit initially with a heavy fuel load, then had lots of trouble with traffic and lost chunks of time. I hit a Minardi at one point. A podium finish was achievable today – that would have been a dream start for Red Bull and at one stage I was beginning to dream a little, but I can’t complain about fourth place. It is much more than we expected. With Christian scoring points as well, it is a fantastic start for Red Bull Racing.”

Christian Klien
“My start was ok, although I lost one position to Nick Heidfeld’s Williams. Then I overtook Villeneuve and got back to sixth position, after which the whole race was pretty good. The car was consistent and the pit stops were OK, so it was a very positive race for us all. It is great that we have scored some points in our first race this season.”