Liuzzi laments early exit

Liuzzi's race lasted just one corner after he was hit from behind by Anthony Davidson.

The Italian tried to control his car after the hit, but he crashed into the Super Aguri, causing heavy damage to both machines.

"Once again, my race did not last very long," said Liuzzi. "I felt someone hit me from behind, probably Davidson and that spun me around after which I think we collided again. It's a shame as we had a strategy, whether it rained or not, that could have paid off.

"Now all we can do is wait for Silverstone and hope that the definite improvement we have made with the car pays off. We deserve some points by now."

Teammate Scott Speed was also unable to finish the race after suffering a gearbox problem with 13 laps to go.

"After the start I had a lot of graining on my front tyres because I think our front wing setting was not the best," said Speed. This made the first fifteen laps very difficult, after which it improved until it was not too bad. I had no warning about the failure.

"I just had to stop and I guess it was the gearbox. Now, let's think about Silverstone, where we had quite a positive test. Maybe we can squeeze a bit more performance out of the car for the next race and try and fight nearer the middle of the pack."