Minardi Pleased with Double Finish

Albers finished in 17th position after being hit by a drive-through penalty for ignoring blue flags when Red Bull's David Coulthard was about to lap him.

The Dutchman apologised to Coulthard.

"I'm happy to have finished the race and pleased with the pace at which I was able to run," said Albers. "I didn't see any blue flags for David Coulthard, and I'm genuinely sorry if I held him up, but after I let him past, we received a drive-through penalty, which was a shame.

"Despite that, though, I'm pleased with the result, and pleased for the team that both cars took the chequered flag today."

Teammate Friesacher finished in 18th position and he admitted he was expecting a better result.

"I'm pleased that I was able to take my first race finish today in the PS05, but a little disappointed that we weren't able to get a better result," he said. "We had problems with oversteer in the car this afternoon, and I also had difficulty selecting second gear on occasion.

"We'll be hoping to do better in the next couple of races."