BMW WilliamsF1 Team-Canadian GP-Final Qualifying

Canadian Grand Prix  -  FINAL QUALIFYING
14th June 2003

Weather: Overcast, dry. Air/Track temperature 15/18°C

Montreal (CAN). It was a very strong performance from the BMW WilliamsF1
Team. Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya will both start from the front
row for the 2003 Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. This is the first one-two on
the grid since the German and the Belgian GPs in 2001 and the European GP in
2002. Ralf set his third pole of his career and his second consecutive pole
position. This is the 13th pole position for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team since
the partnership started in 2000.

Ralf Schumacher:    1st
Chassis:  FW25 05 
Best time: 1.15,529 min
I had a really good lap. My car was well balanced and everything worked out
well. Also the weather conditions seem to suit our Michelin tyres pretty
well - it is not too cold and just a bit damp. Furthermore I believe we are
on a good race strategy, but just two weeks ago I experienced what can
happen and change over a race distance. Of course it is my target to win
here having missed out in Monaco, especially as I really like this circuit
and Montreal a lot. I am sure we are facing an exciting race.

Juan Pablo Montoya:    2nd
Chassis: FW25 06
Best time: 1.15.923 min
"I am quite surprised we are on the first row today, we knew we could be
competitive but we didn¹t expect to be so far up. I made a little mistake in
the first sector at turn three and I lost a bit of time there and also maybe
the tyres that we decided to go for with my car at the last minute were not
the ideal, but all in all I believe we are in a pretty good shape.  It is
clear that under dry conditions our tyres are a lot more competitive than in
the wet. We should have a good race tomorrow as we have a very good package
and a lot of power ."

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1):
"It is a fantastic day for us having both cars on the front row. The drivers
and the engineers did a brilliant job getting the cars to where they were
under these difficult conditions as the final qualifying actually was the
first completely dry session. We are very confident for tomorrow¹s race
regarding the strategy and the tyres."

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"It was almost one year ago, at the Nurburgring, since we were on the first
row with both the cars. After the pole and the victory in Monaco today¹s
performance proves we definitely are on an improving curve. The key factor
for our success was that the track became completely dry at noon. Both the
drivers had good laps, RalfŒs an excellent one. We didn¹t think we could
achieve such good starting positions after our  poor perfomance on Friday.
Huge compliments to all the team!"