Barrichello pleased despite late slump

The Brazilian Honda driver managed to lead the race for seven laps before making his only pitstop, dropping down to fourth.

In the final part of the race, however, Barrichello suffered from the lack of grip on track and ran wide at Turn 4 on lap 59, losing three positions.

Despite that, Barrichello was happy with the result, especially as he was feeling unwell since yesterday.

"I'm pleased with the two points today, particularly as we thought our chances of a points finish were slim when we started the weekend," said Barrichello. "It was a very tough race and I have not been feeling well since yesterday due to a cold, which made it an even tougher physical challenge.

"We were running well on the prime tyre for the first part of the race and the safety car certainly helped to improve our track position. Unfortunately when we switched to the option tyre after my one and only stop and with a heavy fuel load, I was really struggling with a lack of grip.

"I went off the track on the marbles and lost a couple of positions at turns three and four, which is a shame. Yesterday I didn't know if I was going to be well enough to race, so all things considered we did a good job today and I'm pleased to keep up the point-scoring momentum from Monaco."

Teammate Jenson Button had to settle for a disappointing 11th place after a difficult weekend for the Briton, who had to take the start from the pitlane following his mechanical problems on Saturday.

"It was a very tough and ultimately disappointing race today," he said. "It's always difficult starting from the back of the grid and we were using a set-up that we hadn't run previously this weekend.

"Things didn't quite go our way with the strategy and safety car which meant I was unable to make any progress up the field by the end of the race. We need to get our heads down now and work hard to make improvements before France to ensure that we are more competitive there."