Pedro de la Rosa thrilled with German Grand Prix outcome

Pedro de la Rosa enjoyed a highly successful German Grand Prix for HRT, albeit at the back of the pack and striving to adhere to the many blue flags. Once again the HRTs both finished the race, this being the sixth time the Spanish outfit have done so this season.

Once again the HRTs lined up on the back row of the grid at the start, however as the race unfolded both Pedro de la Rosa and Narain Karthikeyan became locked in a battle with the Marussia of Timo Glock. With HRT’s aim throughout the weekend being to catch and fight with the Marussias, it was job well done once the checkered flag fell after 67 arduous laps.

"I had a lot of fun in today’s race.” Explained a thrilled Pedro de la Rosa. “Everything went well, we maintained a good rhythm and the tyres held out without any problems, but above all I’m happy about the fight I put up on the track. I was hunting down Glock’s car from start to finish and right at the end, when I saw that his tyres had nothing left in them, I overtook him in a place he didn’t expect. I’m very happy because, for the first time, we were able to beat a Marussia and overtake it on the track. The race wasn’t easy because I started to see blue flags very early on. It’s a big let down because once you see the first one you know many come behind. I hope we maintain this level and even improve on it in Hungary.”

Although Narain Karthikeyan failed to replicate his team-mates overtake on Timo Glock, the HRT outfit are naturally delighted with the teams competitive result. After such a tricky start to the 2012 season, HRT are finally beginning to take the battle to Marussia out on track.

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