Palmer still upbeat despite botched race

Jolyon Palmer's German GP weekend got off to a reasonably good start with the Renault driver accessing Q2 on Saturday, but unfortunately it was all downhill from there.

Starting his race 14th on the grid, Palmer blasted off the grid and quickly passed a few cars but upon entering the braking zone into Turn 2, the Renault locked up and made contact with Felipe Massa's Williams.

The subsequent pit-stop at the end of the first lap compromised the British drivers' afternoon, leaving him well down the order in the end, with just Rio Haryanto's Manor behind him.

"Everything was really positive coming into this event, and I had a good start," he said.

"I think I was 10th, so it's disappointing. I had a big lock-up in Turn 2 and massively flat-spotted my tyres.

"I could barely see where I was going because of the vibrations and I tipped a Williams whilst trying to hold on from one of the McLarens – this damaged my front wing which we changed at the second pit-stop.

Palmer still remains upbeat however, thanks to a recent breakthrough in performance enjoyed by Renault, but he is in dire need of a good result if he aspires to remain at Renault in 2017.

"It's a shame but we can take the positives and focus on the second half of the season."

A second half where a result cannot come too soon for Jolyon Palmer.

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