Jordan Rue Reliability Problems

The Jordan team endured a disappointing San Marino Grand Prix with neither of their drivers making it to the end of the race.

"It was disappointment for us in the race with technical problems preventing us from finishing," said head of engineering James Robinson.

Italian Giorgio Pantano retired from the race after only six laps due to a hydraulics problem, while his teammate Nick Heidfeld stayed in the Grand Prix for 52 laps before a transmission failure hit his car.

"Giorgio made an excellent start and was up to 13th, driving strongly and racing with the faster cars behind him," Robinson added. "Our strategy looked to be solid so it's a shame that he didn't have the car to see it through to the finish.

"We need to investigate what Nick's problem was exactly though â€" it seems to be driveshaft failure. Giorgio's problem was loss of hydraulic fluid which affected the steering and forced his retirement.

"It was good to see once again very solid pit work adding to the improving car performance we saw this weekend."