Giancarlo 6th in Hungary

Another point
By Phil Giles
August 18 2002

Giancarlo Fisichella finished the Hungarian Grand Prix in a strong 6th place gaining another Championship Point for the Silverstone based outfit. A good weekends work for Jordan, who not only secured another point but announced today that the team would be using Ford Cosworth engines for 2003.

Giancarlo ran in 4th place for most of the race, however clear air and a good Mclaren performance allowed them to pass the EJ12 in the pit lane.  Giancarlo battled with Fillipe Massa for the final point of the day.

Giancarlo Fisichella
“I am pleased. I was quite confident today that we might score more points and possibly finish even higher than this, but unfortunately the McLarens were quicker and we lost a couple of positions. The hot conditions don’t suit us so well and during the lapping stages, I was held up behind a Toyota and that lost me some time. Nevertheless, sixth is a great result and I’m really looking forward to the next race as it’s at one of my favourite circuits.”

Takuma Sato
“It was a good race for me, even though I wasn’t able to score any points. It would always be difficult to do that, starting from 14th, and there was not much retirement with the front runners, so it was a strong race for us to get two cars in the top ten. The start was really exciting with three cars side by side into the first corner! Our pace is improving, so as long as we can deliver a strong qualifying performance at the next race, we stand a good chance of reaching our targets.”


Eddie Jordan
“Giancarlo and Takuma both did a really good job and drove well, rounding off a weekend which has been very satisfying, in more ways than one.”