Jordan re-fueller uninjured

A signalling misunderstanding caused Heidfeld to pull away before the fuel hose was disconnected, and Gomme was sent tumbling to the floor. Other than shock and bruising, he was unharmed, although the delay to Heidfeld's pitstop ruined his race, and he finished 12th.

"Unluckily the pit stop really screwed up my race," said Heidfeld. "The lollipop came up too early and I went over the guy on the fuel nozzle. He's okay, which is the most important thing, but I lost nearly a minute and my race was lost after that."

Heidfeld finished just behind new team-mate Timo Glock, who finished his maiden grand prix in 11th position.

"The start was really good but I damaged my front wing early in the lap which gave me a lot of understeer until my first pit stop when we changed the wing," said Glock. "After the stop, I had too much front grip and oversteer. Added to that I couldn't find a good rhythm because I had to let the front runners past. That was a big problem for me as I lost a lot of time so I must learn how to do that.

"After the second stop I was losing engine power or something, it certainly sounded strange so I just concentrated on saving the engine. Towards the end I had a coming together with Christian Klien who was a lap down from me, I was expecting to pass him on the straight but he moved over at the corner and we touched. It was my target to finish the race and stay close to Nick and I achieved that."