Hispania Racing boss Colin Kolles was thrilled with the efforts of his drivers Vitantonio Liuzzi and Narain Karthikeyan during Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, with the team achieving its personal best result since entering Formula 1. Despite Karthikeyan's post-race penalty for cutting the circuit, Liuzzi was able to secure 11th place in the Constructors’ Championship for the squad by crossing the line in 13th.
"Today we achieved our best result in the history of Hispania Racing," Kolles said after the rain-affected race. "It was a great race with a positive ending for the team. We made a step forward in terms of performance and in the championship position.
"The team is working very hard and it is a deserved result. The drivers did a very good job driving more aggressively after the track was drying up. We will have to improve further and target the tenth position in the championship.
"I am very thankful and happy for all the team members who are working very hard to move the team forward. I want to also thank the suppliers supporting us."
Liuzzi, who remained composed throughout the race, believes his team is moving in the right direction and hopes ‘to finish even better’ in future races.
"It’s a great feeling to overtake other cars, we’re always focused on challenging our nearest rivals, but this race was crazy because we were able to overtake much faster cars," the 29-year-old Italian explained. "All you needed to do was be smooth and under control, it’s always a great feeling when you’re racing properly.
"We achieved our best result of the season, which is great for the team. We hope this won’t be our best finish of the season; we hope to finish even better in the future and will push for this."
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  J. Button | McLaren | 4:04:39.539 |
| 2. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | +2.709 |
| 3. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +13.828 |
| 4. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | +14.219 |
| 5. | V. Petrov | Lotus Renault | +20.395 |
| 6. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +33.225 |
| 7. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | +33.270 |
| 8. | J. Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | +35.964 |
| 9. | R. Barrichello | Williams | +45.117 |
| 10. | S. Buemi | Toro Rosso | +47.056 |
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