By sdf
April 5 2004

Jaguar had a fairly good race at Bahrain. Mark finished in 8th managing to get a point, while Klein drove an exciting race but unfortunately finished 14th after a spin. The early part of the race saw Klein attempt some exciting overtaking moves on Alonso and Raikkonen. Driver reactions:
Mark Webber:
"It was really good to get our first point today. The team has worked incredibly hard towards this and it is well deserved."
"I started well, and was up to tenth position on my first lap which, to be honest, is where I should have qualified. During my first pit-stop, we made a slight flap change, but it was perhaps too much and I had a minor off on turn 13. It made no real difference in the end, but I was lucky to catch it."
"Michelin did a good job today, as did Cosworth Racing, the R5 has been reliable all weekend and I am generally happy with how things have gone. We know we still have a few areas to work on, but we are making good progress and, these days, you need a perfect weekend to score points. We have learnt a lot here and we will be taking this with us to Imola where, again, we will be looking to challenge for points."
"All in all, I enjoyed the race on this new track - made all the better by scoring a point."


Christian Klien:
"There was a lot going on in the race today and, for me, there were highs and lows. My start was okay and, despite the difficult first two corners, all was well until I has a slight coming together with the Renault of Fernando Alonso on the third hairpin. The car suffered only minor damage and I continued with good balance."
"I then enjoyed racing with the McLaren Mercedes of Kimi Raikkonen. The R5 felt really good and I was making the most of its pace. I then made an error and I spun at corner eleven. This cost me a few places and, after this, I was really just pleased to finish. The track was still quite dirty off-line, although it was still good fun to at least try to overtake."
"I am now really looking forward to the next race in Imola, as this is one of my favourite tracks and it's going to be good to be racing at a circuit where I have some experience."