Brawn: Ferrari's Win Nothing to do with Luck

Ferrari's victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday had nothing do with luck, claimed the Italian team's technical director Ross Brawn.

"This win had nothing to do with luck," said Brawn after Michael Schumacher finished ahead of brother Ralf in the Williams at the Interlagos circuit. "Michael drove fantastically well, especially at the beginning when he made a great start and held his position. We were a little surprised that Williams were not stronger in the early stages."

The Williams team and their Michelin tyres seemed to hold the upper hand in Saturday's qualifying, with Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya beating Michael Schumacher, who was using Ferrari's F2002 chassis for the first time in a Grand Prix this year, to pole position.

Schumacher and Montoya clashed at the start of the race, with the Colombian coming out worse as he lost his car's front wing. Brawn claimed no one was to blame for the incident.

"It is more difficult to control the race when you are in the lead and have to keep the other car behind, making sure you make no mistakes," added Brawn. "As for the incident with Montoya, obviously he came out of it worse, but I don't think anyone was at fault.

"Of course we were concerned that the impact might have damaged Michael's car and we thought he might have a puncture. But luckily that did not happen."