06 March: Australian Grand Prix - Race Report - Jordan Grand
Prix
After qualifying 12th and 14th respectively following this morning�s final qualifying session, the first under the
new �aggregate� system, Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Monteiro gave a strong drive in today�s Albert Park race to bring their
Jordan Toyota EJ15s home in 15th and 16th place at the rookies� first Formula One Grand Prix.
Tiago Monteiro (EJ15/03)
16th �The goal was to finish the race and this is what we managed to achieve. We are not the only team apparently, as all the
cars seemed pretty reliable. As I said during the weekend, we need to finish races and collect as much information as possible.
There are so many things I have learnt today and that is the most important. For the next race, I would like to make some changes to
my seat position and my seat belt. I had a great start but then I lost a lot of time when people were overtaking me so I have to
work on that but otherwise I am very happy to have finished the race.�
Narain Karthikeyan (EJ15/02) 15th �I
had a very bad start and then stayed behind Monteiro for a while. After the first pit stop, I pushed a lot and it was a trouble-free
race. It is very good to finish the first Grand Prix of the season and I am looking forward to the next race, even though the
weather conditions will be much warmer and humid.�
Trevor Carlin, Sporting Director �We are very glad we
finished the year�s first Grand Prix. We got both cars to the finish and that is an achievement, even though it would have been
nice to finish a bit higher up the results table. Now we are looking forward to going to Malaysia and if possible improving the car
a little bit.�
Colin Kolles, Team Principal & Managing Director �Before the Grand Prix our aim was to get
both cars to the end - so I am very happy that they finished the race in the same conditions they started in and that there were no
nasty surprises. �
