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Wurz happy with points

Alex Wurz was a whisker away from his second podium of the season, finishing just three tenths of a second behind third-placed Mark Webber in fourth. However, the Austrian would never expected a podium after starting from 12th on the grid in today's race at the Nurburgring and so is just pleased to pick up five valuable points for the Williams team.

Wurz said: "I could almost taste the champagne today. I am very happy with fourth position and a lot of points. It was a very tough race, I had to use all my brain power and push at the right times. The hardest thing out there today was keeping my head calm because in such a situation it is so easy to get carried away. I had to concentrate and bring the car home. My car was good today.

"In the last few laps I put a lot of pressure on Mark Webber because I saw he was sliding a bit and I was hoping he would make a mistake. He did make a small one, right at the end, but it was not enough to launch an attack and, of course, my main target was to bring points home for the team. One could say finishing just 0.2 seconds behind a podium position is frustrating, but I'm happy with fourth."

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