Comments
Sunday

Jean Alesi:
After the first start I was worried that I had a clutch problem, but everything was okay until shortly before my second pit stop, when I began to detect a problem with the throttle potentiometer. I made my second stop, but immediately the problem got worth so I stopped again at the end of the 34th lap. The team performed a software bypass to overcome the problem, but by then I was far too far behind to score the points I believe we deserved.

Pedro Diniz:
I said yesterday that I was looking forward to a good race, but it was a tough one, with plenty of pressure. Fisichella in particular was strong competition in the closing stages. My car was pretty difficult to drive, with too much oversteer, and my second pit stop was a little long, but otherwise things went quite well and I am really pleased to be in the points again.

Peter Sauber:
It is very, very difficult to score World Championship points, but today we managed it again so therefore we are very happy. Congratulations, Pedro. Unfortunately, Jean was denied his chance because of a mechanical problem. Sorry Jean, but in two weeks there will be another opportunity.

Saturday

Jean Alesi:
This weekend I expected much more, but there have been too many problems. We have not been consistent enough. Yesterday I lost the day with a clutch problem, and this morning I had one with the fuel pressure. We need to stabilise the performance in order to improve our results.

Pedro Diniz:
I feel a bit more positive, but unfortunately the track conditions changed after this morning. The balance of the car wasn't as good for qualifying. This morning I had a little too much understeer, this afternoon too much oversteer. We had altered the set-up a little, but it was all mainly down to the track changing. I did just three runs, and hit traffic on both laps of my second, but it wasn't too bad and I'm looking forward to a good race tomorrow.

Peter Sauber:
We expected more from Silverstone, but the result is okay. We have to remember that we were qualifying in the British teams' own backyard, where they do all of their testing.

Friday

Jean Alesi:
A disappointing day for me. The track conditions were different to the test here last week, and didn't suit the set-up we worked out then. This morning my car was oversteering on turn-in and understeering in the slow corners, and though we improved it slightly this afternoon some of the bigger changes we tried did not work. I also had a clutch problem which affected the gearshifts all day.

Pedro Diniz:
Like Jean, I found the car less stable than it had been in the tests, but mine was understeering in the high-speed corners this morning, with power oversteer on the exit of the slower ones. We improved the set-up a bit this afternoon and the car was better balanced, and I think we are competitive. We have a good direction to continue working on tomorrow.

Peter Sauber:
On the home circuit of the English teams, we felt our lack of experience today. This was especially true in Jean's case. He doesn't feel comfortable with the car on the track yet, and we haven't dialled the car in fully, either.