03/04/2005
NEWS STORY
Following Sunday morning's final aggregated qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix, where Tiago Monteiro and Narain Karthikeyan qualified 17th and 18th respectively, it was a case of mixed fortunes for Jordan Grand Prix during the race. Monteiro brought the car to the chequered flag in 10th position while Karthikeyan's efforts came to a premature end when he had to retire on lap 3 when his car stopped on the track due to an electrical problem which the team is investigating.
Tiago Monteiro: I am really happy for the team and for myself that I finished in the top ten at my third 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.
Narain Karthikeyan: 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. I was keeping up the pace but suddenly the car just stopped on the track because of an electrical problem.
Trevor Carlin: We are slightly disappointed that Narain had a problem on the third lap and could not finish the race as he made up some good positions and things were looking quite good. Tiago has done a fantastic job to bring the car home in very difficult conditions. We are very pleased with our first top ten finish and we are improving at every race a little bit at a time.