Nick Heidfeld could have done better

Starting from last place, Nick Heidfeld moved up the peloton to grab the points for 8th place. However, the Lotus-Renault driver has some regrets for not having had time to overtake the Mercedes GP drivers.

Published on 22/05/2011 à 19:33

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Nick Heidfeld had an impressive race. Starting last, the German managed to enter the top ten to grab the points for 10th place. He could even overtake the Silver Arrows with a few extra laps, his R31 being shod on soft tyres.

« I am satisfied with this 8th place starting from last position », confirms the Lotus driver-Renault. " Like in Turkey, I could have gained one or two places with one or two additional laps. But it's still a good result if you look at my position at the start and all the things that happened to me. car. »

Nick Heidfeld enjoyed this race, where his overtaking maneuvers were numerous. “ I got off to a good start and then had to fight in the peloton by doing a lot of overtaking, which made me enjoy driving. », Adds the Lotus-Renault driver. “ It's always encouraging to achieve a good performance and I'm more than satisfied and relaxed ahead of the Monaco GP. »

Find the full report of the Spanish GP in the next issue of AUTOhebdo, on sale next Wednesday.