Albers takes blame for pitstop blunder

During the stop, the Spyker driver got moving before the lollipop was lifted and while his car was still being refueled.

As a consequence, the fuel rig was torn off, hitting some of Albers' mechanics. The driver stopped his car at the exit of the pitlane with the rig still hanging from the side.

"From today I think the most important thing is that the guys were OK and nobody was hurt in the accident," said Albers. "The first stint was quite OK at the beginning but then I got a lot of oversteer and the balance changed a little bit.

"I think I just made a mistake in the pits, I thought the lollipop was going up. It was quite chaotic as Adrian had just been in the pits, but more on my side and I just drove away. I am pleased that the guys are OK; this is the first time in my life that this has happened, and hopefully the last."

Adrian Sutil's day was not easy either, the German having to switch to the spare car right before the start. He went on to finish last after a drive-through penalty.

"This was for sure not the perfect race," Sutil said. "We had an electrical problem at the start and I had to change to the T-car, but after I had got used to it I could go faster and faster and the lap times were competitive. Unfortunately then I got a drive-through penalty for exceeding the pit lane speed limit and dropped down.

"I will go through and check everything, but in the end we were just not fast enough this weekend and couldn't race any cars. It is disappointing, but hopefully in Silverstone it will be much better."