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Gascoyne disappointed with Canadian result
14 June 2007Mike Gascoyne was not happy with the team's result in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. While on his way to Indianapolis for the US Grand Prix Gascoyne looks back at Sunday's race saying that the team had the right strategy but lost out on scoring points by a couple driving mistakes.
Speaking about his verdict on the Canadian Grand Prix Spyker's technical director Mike Gascoyne said: "The verdict is one of disappointment because obviously it was a great opportunity to score points, and I think with that sort of race you've got to take the opportunities. But also we had the pace to make something of it. At a race where pretty well every team made some basic errors, we were very much on top of it on the pit wall. We had the right strategy and it was going to come to us. In the end what should have been a great opportunity for us was lost through a couple of driving mistakes, and that's very disappointing. To compete at this level you've got to avoid mistakes."
He furthermore said: "I think our pace was what we expected and closer to the cars in front than previously. Yes, you've got to push to keep up, but you're an F1 racing driver, and you've got to drive to the limit. Look at Lewis Hamilton - he got very close to the walls in Monaco, he was close to the limit in Canada, but he got to the flag both times. You can't just say I'm pushing to the limit because the car's not quick enough. If you want to be a World Champion, you have to do every lap at the limit, like Alonso for the last couple of years, or Michael. That's the job!"
Gascoyne believes the Canadian Grand Prix could have been one of the best chances for the team to score points. "But the guys have got to learn from it," he said. "Adrian's got to realise that he's made a mistake. He's a young kid, he's very talented, and I'm sure he'll come back. But that's the name of the game we're in."
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