MONACO GRAND PRIX RACE - SUNDAY 22 MAY 2005
23 May 2005 - Jordan F1

After a difficult final aggregated qualifying session due to unbalanced cars Tiago Monteiro andNarain Karthikeyan qualified in 15th and 16th position respectively

Both drivers experienced mixed fortunes during the
very demanding 78-lap Monaco race. Narain
Karthikeyan had to retire on lap 23 after he had a
contact with the barrier, which damaged the hydraulic
system of his car. Tiago Monteiro, however, had a
good start, managed to avoid race incidents and
finished 13th.

The team is going now straight to Germany to prepare
for the European Grand Prix in a week''s time.

TEAM QUOTES ON THE MONACO GRAND PRIX RACE

TIAGO MONTEIRO (EJ15/03)
13th (qualified 15h, aggregate time: 2:43.078)

''Six race finishes in a row is an important thing obviously in order to
collect as much information as possible. After this weekend, we need
to do a lot of things to improve the car because we have been
struggling throughout the three days. It was a hard race on the car and
tyres but also mentally as we had to stay focussed in order to stay
on track, not make any mistake, let faster drivers pass by and bring
the car to the finish. It is a bit frustrating as so many cars made it to the
end but if we look at the positive side, we were one of them.''

NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN (EJ15/02)
retired (qualified 16th, aggregate time: 2:43.442)

''It is really a pity I had to retire. I made a decent start and then
I had a touch with the barrier, which damaged the hydraulic system.
This explains why we had to pit early in the race. The team did a good
job to try to fix it but unfortunately it was not possible and I had
to retire. The whole weekend was very difficult for us, so now we have to
make sure we will do better in the European Grand Prix next week.''

TREVOR CARLIN
SPORTING DIRECTOR

''Unfortunately Narain Karthikeyan retired after a small broach with the
barriers and damaged the hydraulic system on the car. Tiago Monteiro
did a good steady job and brought the car home even though he
had a few handling problems. This is another race finish for Jordan
Grand Prix and a 100% finish rate for Tiago. ''

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