Nico Rosberg has lamented his inability to use his DRS wing during the Spanish Grand Prix, saying it stopped him from attacking his team-mate Michael Schumacher.
Rosberg endured a frustrating afternoon at the Circuit de Catalunya on Sunday and had to settle for P7, one spot behind Schumacher. His grand prix was hampered by a loss of radio communication and then he had a DRS malfunction.
"It was a difficult race for me after I lost radio communication with the team early on which was tough, and my DRS was not working properly which made any overtaking almost impossible," he said.
"I had fun in the battle with Michael for P6, although I wasn't able to attack him fully and was therefore stuck behind him for most of the race. I'm now looking forward to my home Grand Prix in Monaco. I love the track and I'm sure we can be closer to the front there."
It was a much better display from Schumacher after his struggles at the Turkish Grand Prix a fortnight ago.
The seven-time World Champion admits it was all about defending his position after his excellent start.
"We managed to make the most out of our possibilities today which is good news, especially for our guys who I am happy for," he said.
"I had a good start; going right through the middle was tight but fortunately it worked out. Then the race was about holding position from there. We can be happy with the result but other than that, it was just tricky with oversteer, tyre degradation and poor balance to deal with. Still we achieved what we could have, and I look forward to going to Monaco."
