Pastor Maldonado was happy with his result in Brazil despite a collision with the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson as he finished 10th in Brazil after Felipe Massa was disqualified for tyre pressure irregularities.
Maldonado, who attempted to overtake Ericsson on the inside of turn one on lap 37, hit the side of the Sauber which spun Marcus Ericsson around and left the Venuzaulan facing a five second time penalty which he received four laps later.
After the race, Maldonado said: “It was a very active race with lots going on. We used a different strategy to most by running with the slower but more durable tyre for the first stint, when it was difficult to make progress against those on the softs.”
“That meant when we changed to the softs we could push harder in the middle stint and make some good places. Then at the end we were defending with harder tyres from those with softer and fresher ones so it was difficult to keep P10, but from where we started it was a good race.”
