Monteiro Happy with Top Ten Finish

"I am really happy for the team and for myself that I finished in the top ten at my third race," said Monteiro, tenth two laps down in the Sakhir race.

"It was a very difficult race because of the heat as it is not easy to control the car in such high temperatures.

"Everyone in the team has done a very good job over the weekend."

Monteiro, making his Formula One debut with the Jordan team this season, had a 12th place at the Malaysian Grand Prix as his best result to date.

His teammate Narain Karthikeyan did not enjoy such luck in today's race, the Indian retiring with a mechanical failure after just three laps.

"It is really a pity I had to retire in the race as I made a really good start and I managed to overtake a few cars," said Karthikeyan. "I was keeping up the pace but suddenly the car just stopped on the track because of an electrical problem."