French F1 GP: first French victory for a Renault car in 22 years.

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French F1 GP: first French victory for a Renault car in 22 years.

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Narain Karthikeyan, Jordan Grand Prix,15th: “I had a great start and was running in front of Klien but then on lap 3, I had a gearbox selection problem. I did not have the third and the fifth gear, so it meant that I had to shift from the second gear directly to the fourth and here, there are a lot of corners in third and fifth. Therefore that problem cost me a lot of time. It is a shame, as I was quick all weekend. I am really disappointed and unlucky, but now I will focus on the British Grand Prix next weekend.”

Felipe Massa, Sauber, DNF: "To begin with everything was going well. The car was running strongly until I began to experience a loss of hydraulic pressure around lap 25. First of all the steering started to become very heavy, then I couldn’t select the gears. After a couple of laps I had to come into the pits and the team tried to fix the problem. I went out again, but it was still there so I had to retire. What is most frustrating is that our race pace was very good. I was faster than several of the top five cars and the Michelin tyres were getting better every lap. I’m sure I could have scored well today. Points would have been easy."

Juan Pablo Montoya, West McLaren Mercedes, DNF: "I was really enjoying this race, and am disappointed to retire. I started to lose the power steering and then the gears which is what happens with a hydraulic failure so there was nothing I could do. We were on the right strategy and the car is simply unbelievable which makes it even harder to retire. I was on a different tyre to Kimi so it took a bit longer to get them warm, but I think that could have paid off towards the end of the race. I was stuck in a lot of traffic, but as soon as I was in free air I was able to close the gap and was really looking forward to being back on the podium. Obviously it means that once again I will have to start my qualifying run early at Silverstone but I'm getting used to it and anything can happen, so I look forward to the British Grand Prix because I'm sure a race win is just around the corner."

Christian Klien, Red Bull Racing, DNF: “It’s a massive disappointment. I had a fuel pressure problem in the first lap and there was nothing to do, but pull over. The whole weekend was not on my side; I had a crash and then qualified sixteenth. I thought it might be hard to get near to the front runners from that far back on the grid, but I didn’t expect something like this on the first lap.”

2005 French Grand Prix Results

1. Fernando Alonso Spain Renault-Renault 2. Kimi Raikkonen Finland McLaren-Mercedes-Benz +11.8 3. Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari-Ferrari +81.9 4. Jenson Button Britain BAR-Honda +1 lap 5. Jarno Trulli Italy Toyota-Toyota +1 lap 6. Giancarlo Fisichella Italy Renault-Renault +1 lap 7. Ralf Schumacher Germany Toyota-Toyota +1 lap 8. Jacques Villeneuve Canada Sauber-Petronas +1 lap 9. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari +1 lap 10. David Coulthard Britain Red Bull Racing-Cosworth +1 lap 11. Takuma Sato Japan BAR-Honda +1 lap 12. Mark Webber Australia Williams-BMW +2 laps 13. Tiago Monteiro Portugal Jordan-Toyota +3 laps 14. Nick Heidfeld Germany Williams-BMW +4 laps 15. Narain Karthikeyan India Jordan-Toyota +4 laps

F1 Drivers' Championship (After Round 10 Of 19)

1. Fernando Alonso Renault 69 Points 2. Kimi Raikkonen Mclaren 45 Points 3. Michael Schumacher Ferrari 40 Points 4. Jarno Trulli Toyota 31 Points 5. Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 29 Points 6. Nick Heidfeld Williams 25 Points 7. Ralf Schumacher Toyota 22 Points 7. Mark Webber Williams 22 Points 9. Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 20 Points 10. David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 17 Points 11. Juan Pablo Montoya Mclaren 16 Points 12. Felipe Massa Sauber 7 Points 13. Jacques Villeneuve Sauber 6 Points 13. Tiago Monteiro Jordan 6 Points 13. Alexander Wurz Mclaren 6 Points 16. Jenson Button Bar 5 Points 16. Narain Karthikeyan Jordan 5 Points 18. Christijan Albers Minardi 4 Points 18. Pedro De La Rosa Mclaren 4 Points 18. Christian Klien Red Bull Racing 4 Points 21. Patrick Friesacher Minardi 3 Points 22. Vitantonio Liuzzi Red Bull Racing 1 Points

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