It was a disappointing afternoon for the ING Renault F1 Team at Silverstone as Nelson Piquet and Fernando Alonso finished in 12th and 14th places respectively. Alonso, who started in the top ten, lost places at the start of the sixty lap event and then became stuck in traffic, despite some very heroic moves in an attempt to get through. In the middle of the race he enjoyed a good battle with his former teammate, Lewis Hamilton, but overall he was very frustrated with the result.

"Our chance to score points today was over at the start as we lost two positions and I was stuck behind Heidfeld who was heavy on fuel, which cost us a lot of time. Although I had some good fights around the track, I'm obviously frustrated with the poor result and it's clear we need to improve on all fronts before Germany."

As for teammate Nelson Piquet, qualifying was once again a downfall and an area he must improve on over the second half of the season....

"The overall result is disappointing today, but I think I had a solid race. It's clear that we must continue to work hard and hopefully introduce some new upgrades in time for the next race in a few weeks' time. I know that I can be competitive if the car is good, however it's down to me to improve my performance in qualifying."

"Fernando's poor start put him in a position that was difficult to recover from and equally Nelson was caught in traffic, which made it difficult to see his true pace. The team switched Nelson to a one-stop strategy, which gained him four places, nevertheless we must improve the pace of the car very rapidly,” added Flavio Briatore.