Pleased Trulli left hoping for more

The Italian driver, who had scored his first podium of the season in the previous race in France, ran as high as third during the Silverstone race.

But the tricky conditions when heavy rain hit the track made Trulli struggle for pace and he dropped down the order.

In the end he passed Williams's Kazuki Nakajima on the final lap to clinch seventh spot.

"It was a good race and it's good to take two points but I hoped for more," said Trulli. "Throughout the race I was very strong and I'd made it up to third place when the heavy rain came. At that point the track was really bad, I was aquaplaning everywhere and losing 15 seconds a lap.

"We should have gambled on switching to the extreme wet tyre but unfortunately when it came to take the decision we knew it wasn't going to rain any more. It was just a question of making a difficult decision in difficult track conditions but in hindsight we should have gone for it.

"It's a pity because I was driving so strongly that we could have made the podium. Nevertheless after yesterday's qualifying, two points is not bad.

"We've scored at the last three races and we have a good chance to keep up the momentum. Now we must keep pushing to develop the car and then we have to take our chances at each race."

Teammate Timo Glock finished in 12th place after a difficult race, in which the German spun several times.

"That was really difficult for me today," Glock said. "I concentrated on looking after my tyres during the first stint and everything was fine until the first stop. After that it was much harder. When the heavy rain came, I had no traction and the car was sliding around. There was massive aquaplaning and I had no chance to hold the car on the track.

"That was a pity but we will try for more at the next race. The guys in Cologne are working hard and the car is improving so we will push again in Hockenheim."