Jarno Trulli has explained how he experienced a somewhat bizarre end to the Canadian Grand Prix two weekends ago. On his way to finishing 16th and a lap down, as the only Lotus to reach the chequered flag, the Italian was forced to drive with his car’s inerter swinging inside the cockpit.
“I left a very wet Canada and headed to my home in Miami for a few days of sun before returning to Europe for the next race,” Trulli explains ahead of this weekend’s European Grand Prix in Valencia. “Despite the finishing position in Canada I was really pleased with my performance there across the whole weekend.
“It was a tough race, for sure, and I’ve already said that I think the FIA played it just right; at times it was obvious that the cars were undriveable in the conditions, so when they stopped the race and brought out the Safety Cars it was exactly the right times to do so.
“I finished the race with the inerter dangling around between my legs – the guys on the pit wall were urging me to bring it home and, while it would have been easier to park it, it’s times like that when you have to do whatever you can to help the team.
“Having a large lump of metal hanging about was definitely holding me back and I wasn’t able to push as hard as I’d have liked, but it was still pretty satisfying to catch the guys ahead and finish just behind them as we crossed the line.”
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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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