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Another point for Williams

The Williams team finally collected another points in the Spanish Grand Prix as Nico Rosberg crossed the finish line in eighth place; German Rosberg, catching those in front of him in the late stages of the race, was unable to progress further. It was the first points finish for the Grove-based outfit since Malaysia five weeks ago.

"I really believe we could have taken fifth place today but things didn't go too well," Rosberg explained after the race. "I had a very good first few laps but, after 10 laps or so, I started to experience a problem at the rear of the car which I've had all weekend. Something inexplicable would just happen and affect the balance which caused a lot of oversteer. Oddly enough, it would then be ok again. As this was happening throughout much of the race, I couldn't really push and that really hurt me."

"Although we were in the points today, it was frustrating not to get more out of the race, particularly as the safety car on the first lap gave our strategy a good advantage over the cars in front," said director of engineering Patrick Head. "Kazuki was out of points contention early on due to a pit-stop to change the front wing. Nico's pace in the first stint was initially good but we then struggled to maintain consistency, so we'll have to investigate that - both cars were reliable."

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