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First points for Williams, could have been more
Posted: Sunday May 29th 2011, 17:15 GMT
Williams has scored their first points of the 2011 season. Until the last few laps it looked like they were going to get a double point finish but an ambitious move by Hamilton retired Maldonado. The Venezuelan was looking to get a P6 finish before his race ended in turn 1. In the end the team had to settle for Barrichello's P9 and two desperately needed points.
"It was a good result to get some points on the board," says Sam Michael, the teams technical director. "It was close to being a lot more but that is the nature of Monte Carlo. Pastor has driven outstandingly all weekend, so it is a shame that his race ended in the barriers. The tyres were solid all afternoon but it became clear that it would be a two-stop race strategy for us."
Michael says that the safety car periods during the race hurt his chances: "The safety cars both hurt us as well as we lost a lot of time with both drivers. On the positive side, we didn't have any reliability issues and we're looking to continue developing the car ahead of Canada."
Because of their points the team jumps to the 9th place in the constructor championship. Only three teams don't have point yet: Team Lotus, Virgin and HRT.
