Monteiro Enjoys 'Fun' Race

"It was the race in which I had the most fun so far this season as we had a lot of fighting," said Monteiro, who finished in 15th place for his Jordan team.

"I managed to keep Villeneuve behind me for a while. After the first pitstop, Narain overtook me so I pushed as hard as I could to pass him again after the second stop, which I did," he added.

"It was one of the best races for me as I was pushing all the way, working with the balance of the car. The car was getting better and better throughout the race, therefore I would like to thank the team for having done an amazing job to provide me with a better car.

"Bit by bit, we will get there."

Monteiro, who has finished all races so far this year, had to come back from a drive-through penalty for having ignored blue flags. In the end, he overtook his teammate Narain Karthikeyan when the Indian made a mistake towards the end of the race.

"Unfortunately, I made a small mistake near the end and he went in front of me again," Karthikeyan, 16th, said. "I am really happy I have finished here. I knew it was going to be a hard race as it was my first time on this circuit.

"Canada and Indianapolis will also be new for me so this will be a bit difficult but we will cope with this."