Rubens Barrichello – DNF

The accident with Rosberg put a black mark on an otherwise good showing from Rubens. A transmission problem ultimately ended his race early but he was well down the order at this stage. Hard to see what he was thinking with that attempt at an overtake, clumsy is an understatement.

Pastor Maldonado – DNF

Hard to comment about Maldonado performance this weekend as he only managed 8 laps before his transmission failed. He was out-qualified by his team mate by close to half a second, but this was his first GP.

The Team

Two transmission issues for the Williams team caused both cars to fail to finish. This is a far cry from the Williams team of 15 years ago where championships were the norm. I hate to say this because Williams is such a great team, but they look to be cemented in the midfield for the foreseeable future. Can’t see them winning races anytime soon.