Jaguar Duo Endure Troubled Race

Australian Mark Webber endured a very troubled Spanish Grand Prix which saw him finish down in 12th position one lap behind the race winner.

"Not the race I had hoped for," said the Jaguar driver, who has started the race from ninth place. "I suffered a slow start which meant that by the first corner I had already lost a few places. I tried to climb back up the grid as my pace in the R5 was good.

"However, during my first pit-stop we had a problem getting the rear left tyre changed as I dropped the clutch too early. I headed back out to try and limit the damage but I found that I was suffering from a lack of rear grip. This made driving the car more difficult and it just felt that there was a lot against me out there."

The Jaguar team's poor day was completed by Christian Klien's retirement from the race, the Austrian succumbing to a mechanical problem 21 laps from the end.

"I was aiming for the chequered flag again so when I seemed to lose throttle control on lap 45 I was very disappointed to be forced to bring the car to a stop," he said. "I have briefly spoken with my engineers and they are collecting the data just now so that we can understand what happened out there.

"I know that we will be working on this back at the factory to that we have resolved it in time for Monaco."