Fisichella Urges Jordan to Improve Quickly

Italian Giancarlo Fisichella has called for his Jordan team to raise their game quickly after his third retirement in a row.

"I'm not happy at the moment," admitted the Italian, who retired from the Austrian Grand Prix due to a mechanical problem. "That was another disappointing race and my third retirement in three. We had a very difficult race, with extremely low grip levels.

"It is not good at all and we need something for the future. I know the team are working really hard and I hope we can find some improvements quite quickly."

Fisichella has failed to finish a race since he won the Brazilian Grand Prix in April, and his Jordan has been unable to match the pace of the top teams this season.

His teammate Ralph Firman could finish the race, but he did it in 11th position more than a lap down.

"The car was quite good in the race and I managed to get past Coulthard at the safety car re-start, although my out-laps after the stops weren't very good," said Firman. "It rained on my first one and on cold tyres the car locked the rears when I downshifted and I nearly spun.

"On the second out-lap da Matta got on the inside of me and pushed me wide, but the car was not too bad after that. It's a shame we weren't able to score points."