Coulthard Welcomes 'Valuable' Point

The Scot was back in the points after a disappointing San Marino Grand Prix, having finished in the top eight in the first three races of the season.

After a difficult race, Coulthard was happy to score a point.

"Another point which is very valuable for the team," said Coulthard. "Obviously it was quite a difficult race in many respects. On my first set of tyres I had some understeer and that switched to oversteer with my second set which slowed me a bit.

"In the final stint the car was better balanced until I flat-spotted a tyre which gave me a lot of vibration and affected my visibility, so that I had to judge my braking points from memory. My eyeballs are still rolling around in my head.

"But all in all I am quite happy with my race. I did not make any mistakes and I brought home a point."

Teammate Vitantonio Liuzzi was not so lucky, the Italian rookie retiring from the race after spinning off on lap 10.

"I had a bit of a problem with the balance," said Liuzzi. "I was all over the place. I had a problem coming out from corner 7, spun and I went off. I down shifted and the rear locked and when I applied the throttle the traction control did not work so I spun and ended up in the gravel. Up to that point my pace seamed quite good."