Heidfeld blames Rosberg for spin

The BMW driver spun at the first corner after being hit from behind by Rosberg, making his Grand Prix debut this weekend.

Heidfeld was sent to the back of the field while Rosberg was forced to pit to replace his front wing.

Heidfeld, who had started from 10th place, managed to recover but could only finish in 12th position.

"Obviously things started badly as Nico Rosberg spun me in the first corner. I lost a lot of places and that ruined my race," said Heidfeld. "I was able to fight back and had a particularly exciting battle with Coulthard.

"It's difficult to assess our performance after only one race but naturally it's disappointing when you start 10th and can't score any points."

The BMW team did not enjoy a good debut race, with Heidfeld's teammate Jacques Villeneuve going out with an engine failure.

"My start was not particularly great, but I managed to find my way through the first few corners and to stay out of trouble there," he said. "The race set-up was fine and I settled into a good rhythm. I overtook Coulthard and stayed in front of Raikkonen for quite a while.

"Then all of a sudden I started to lose power, and that was it."