'Extremely Disappointing' Race for Renault

The Renault team were "extremely disappointed" after a point-less Hungarian Grand Prix, said Pat Symonds, the French squad's boss of engineering.

Neither Italian Jarno Trulli nor Briton Jenson Button were able to materialise a promising qualifying performance at the twisty Hungaroring circuit. Trulli had qualified in sixth, three places ahead of his teammate.

But the race proved to be a struggle for both drivers, with Button retiring due to a driving error on lap 31 and Trulli finishing down outside the points in eighth position.

"This is an extremely disappointing result from promising grid positions at a circuit where we should have performed better," said Symonds. "Jenson made a good start and was running well before making a mistake which saw him spin. He was subsequently unable to restart.

"Jarno experienced a very traumatic first few corners through which it seemed that every bit of track he wanted was already occupied. This dropped him down the order, but he was able to maintain position until his final stint, where he encountered a lot of understeer and consequently lost competitiveness."