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Briatore: We gave our all

Flavio Briatore is satisfied that the Renault team and its drivers did their best in a difficult 2007 Hungariand Grand Prix.

The 2 Renaults started from 11th (Kovalainen) and 13th (Fisichella, demoted 5 places due to a penalty) and both drove an aggressive race. Heikki Kovalainen finished in eighth place scoring a point, whilst Giancarlo Fisichella saw the flag in 12th spot after a race in which his chances were compromised by his penalty.

Heikki Kovalainen said: "It was a difficult race today starting from eleventh place on the grid. But I never gave up and I pushed as hard as I could and succeeded in finishing in the points. I made a good start and I tried to be as consistent as possible and I didn't make any mistakes. It would have been difficult for me to do better today. I'm still disappointed after yesterday's qualifying but we did our maximum as I've already said. Now we have to concentrate on the Turkish Grand Prix in three weeks time."

Giancarlo Fisichella commented: "My race was more or less decided by yesterday's penalty that I still believe I didn't deserve. I made a good start but it was difficult to maintain a good rhythm as I was stuck in traffic throughout the event. When I was able to have a few clear laps I was on the pace. After my 2nd stop I tagged Davidson and my car was damaged, so it was difficult to drive. I'm disappointed with today's result, which isn't very good for the team. It doesn't reflect our true level of performance and we have the potential to do better. Hopefully, we'll be back near the front in Istanbul."

Team principal Flavio Briatore said: "The Hungaroring circuit has a reputation for being difficult, especially where overtaking is concerned. Today, given our positions on the grid and Fisichella being demoted it was hard to do better. We gave our all. Heikki drove a great race; he was very aggressive and gave nothing away. I'm disappointed for Fisichella who also deserved a place in the points."

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