Formula 1
Steiner overjoyed at Monza result
After Eddie Irvine qualified sixth in Italy Gunther Steiner had a big smile on his face, and it grew even bigger when Kimi Raikkonen was penalised, pushing Eddie up another place. But still that was nothing to match Sunday afternoon, where third ...
Published: Sep 17, 2002, 2:27 PM
Copy link
Share on Viber
After Eddie Irvine qualified sixth in Italy Gunther Steiner had a big smile on his face, and it grew even bigger when Kimi Raikkonen was penalised, pushing Eddie up another place. But still that was nothing to match Sunday afternoon, where third position for Irvine equalled Jaguar Racing's best performance since its inception three years ago. Like the rest of the team, Steiner was overjoyed by the result.
"It's a fantastic feeling," he said. "The best thing for me is that the team is happy, they've worked hard for it. They deserve it, so it's a good feeling for the whole team and not just me personally."
It was a great result, but Monza is an unusual track, and the R3 won't necessarily be able to repeat it at Indianapolis or Suzuka.
"Yes, that's right. The engine helps a lot here, we know that, and we know we are not going to be World Champions this year, and maybe not even next year! But it helps our car here, like it helps in Spa. Maybe it will help a little bit in Indianapolis. But from where we were, it is a step forward. That is the most important thing for us, that we made steps that improved the performance, and we understood them."
Eddie has scored all eight of Jaguar's points this year, and his performance over the last two races has been exceptional, as Steiner admits.
"I think it's very difficult to say it wasn't good! It was a fantastic performance. He was also very clever and intelligent today, and also in Spa. But that's experience which pays off. He's been in F1 for many seasons, and he knows how to do it."
Nevertheless, a big step needs to be made over the winter. Are the pieces coming together, with the right people in the right jobs?
"I think so," he says. "They're coming together, but as you say, we need to make one more big step. But we are aware of this. But this is a good result, this is what it's possible to achieve with the car we have got. We'll try to do our best for next year."
Of course there was much optimism this time last year, but that was not carried over once the new car tested for the first time. The team knows that it didn't get its sums right, and Steiner is keen to put that right.
"All the mistakes we made we'll try not to repeat them, that is what we learned. I don't want to go into specific problems that we had, but I think everybody knows them."
-jaguar-
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article CHAMPCAR/CART: IRL: Castroneves Toyota test this week
Next article Monza a dream result for Schumacher
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Kimi Raikkonen
David Coulthard explains why Robin Raikkonen's rise resembles Max Verstappen's
Formula 1
Formula 1
Spanish GP
David Coulthard explains why Robin Raikkonen's rise resembles Max Verstappen's
On this day: Michael Schumacher wins… and stuns tifosi with F1 retirement
Formula 1
Formula 1
Italian GP
On this day: Michael Schumacher wins… and stuns tifosi with F1 retirement
Red Bull signs Kimi Raikkonen’s son as junior driver
Formula 1
Formula 1
Italian GP
Red Bull signs Kimi Raikkonen’s son as junior driver
More from
Jaguar Racing
Antonio Felix da Costa defends Jaguar, says Pascal Wehrlein took Jake Dennis out “on purpose”
Formula E
Formula E
London ePrix II
Antonio Felix da Costa defends Jaguar, says Pascal Wehrlein took Jake Dennis out “on purpose”
Pascal Wehrlein: Jaguar wanted to "destroy my race” in controversial London finale
Formula E
Formula E
London ePrix II
Pascal Wehrlein: Jaguar wanted to "destroy my race” in controversial London finale
Latest news
Hamlin says Chevy teams 'suck at the teat' of Hendrick on superspeedways
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup
Talladega II
26 min
Hamlin says Chevy teams 'suck at the teat' of Hendrick on superspeedways
Valtteri Bottas denies he might lose his Cadillac seat for F1 2027
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
United States GP
49 min
Valtteri Bottas denies he might lose his Cadillac seat for F1 2027
AJ Foyt Racing signs Josh Pierson to multi-year deal beginning with 2027 IndyCar season
IndyCar
Indy IndyCar 1 h
AJ Foyt Racing signs Josh Pierson to multi-year deal beginning with 2027 IndyCar season
Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle named co-winners of Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award
NASCAR Cup
NAS NASCAR Cup 1 h
Kyle Busch and Greg Biffle named co-winners of Comcast Community Champion of the Year Award
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe