ello ▁revealed ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁Ferr ari ▁to ▁reduce ▁his ▁pace ▁in ▁the ▁race ' s ▁closing ▁stages ▁as ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁large ▁gap ▁of ▁ 3 5 ▁seconds ▁to ▁Vill ene uve . ▁ ▁After ▁Ferr ari ' s ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁previous ▁race , ▁their ▁team ▁principal ▁Jean ▁Tod t , ▁said ▁that ▁" we ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁a ▁strong ▁position ▁but , ▁of ▁course , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁order ▁at ▁the ▁finish ▁that ▁counts ", ▁while ▁Michael ▁Sch um acher ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁car ' s ▁ty res ▁dropped ▁in ▁performance ▁after ▁taking ▁his ▁first ▁pit ▁stop . ▁Mc L aren ▁technical ▁director ▁Ad rian ▁Ne we y ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁pit ▁stop ▁strategy ▁was ▁cru cial ▁in ▁winning ▁the ▁race : ▁" The ▁ty re ▁wear ▁did ▁not ▁spring ▁any ▁surpr ises ▁on ▁us ▁and ▁we ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁trust ▁our ▁estim ations ▁and ▁co - ordinate ▁the ▁pit - st ops ▁to ▁our ▁best ▁advantage ." ▁Vill ene uve ▁was ▁happy ▁with ▁his ▁strong ▁finish ▁and ▁was ▁surprised ▁by ▁his ▁good ▁start . ▁He id feld , ▁who ▁made ▁contact ▁with ▁his ▁team mate ▁A les i ▁during ▁the ▁race , ▁apolog ised ▁for ▁the ▁collision . ▁R alf ▁Sch um acher ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁reduced ▁his ▁pace ▁to ▁secure ▁his ▁fifth ▁position . ▁Tr ul li ▁described ▁his ▁race ▁as ▁" diff icult " ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁hot ▁temper atures ▁though ▁he ▁pra ised ▁his ▁mechan ics ▁for ▁their ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁over