Fruitless Race for Sauber Duo

The Sauber team continued with their poor streak of results with another disappointing race at today's German Grand Prix.

German Nick Heidfeld was the only Sauber driver to make it to the end of the race, albeit in 10th position more than two laps down.

"I felt confident I could score some points after the accident at the start," said Heidfeld. "To begin with my race was okay and I got closer to Button's BAR. The balance of my car was good, but I knew that I had to be careful to conserve the rear tyres.

"From the middle of the race I also had be cautious with the brakes, although that didn't actually influence the car's performance."

Teammate Heinz-Harald Frentzen's race was over right at the start, when Jordan's Ralph Firman crashed into the back of his car, causing a lot of damage that his mechanics were unable to repair.

"Straight after the start there was a crash right in front of me," explained Frentzen. "Everyone hit the brakes, but behind me someone obviously didn't realise that there was an accident and crashed into me.

"I lost my rear wing and came into the pits hoping that the race might be stopped and that I could take over the T-car, but instead the safety car was deployed. My car was too badly damaged, so that was the end of my race."