Italian GP race - BMW WilliamsF1 Team win

Italian GP - RACE September 16, 2001

Weather: Dry and sunny. Air temperature 20°C. Track temperature 28°C.

A very sombre weekend for everyone at Monza ended on a high note for the BMW 
WilliamsF1 Team with Juan Pablo Montoya winning his first Grand Prix and Ralf 
Schumacher coming third.This win has been overshadowed by the events in 
America and the news of Alex Zanardi's accident in Germany yesterday.Alex was 
a member of the WilliamsF1 team in 1999 and Frank Williams' comment on the 
sad news is: "Everyone in the team is devastated by the news of Alex's 
serious accident.Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.He is a 
true gentleman and I know his many friends and fans round the world will have 
him in their thoughts and be hoping for good news about his condition."

Juan Pablo Montoya 
Position: 1st
Chassis: FW23 08
Fastest lap: 1:25.657 - 4th fastest on lap 52
"The whole team - WilliamsF1, BMW and Michelin -- have done a fantastic job 
for me and I am so happy with the result. I think this a great day for me, 
especially as my father is here and it is his birthday. It was also exactly a 
year ago that I had my last win in CART.At the beginning of the race I had 
lots of oversteer everywhere, but the car got better and better and the speed 
was there when I needed it."

Ralf Schumacher 
Position: 3rd 
Chassis: FW23 07
Fastest lap: 1:25.073 - Fastest Lap and new lap record on lap 39
"I did not find the best setup for my car the whole weekend. But I would like 
to thank the team, being first and third here is a very strong effort. 
Because of the bad things that have happened I find it difficult to celebrate 
so hope everyone understands the reasons for my reaction to what is going on."

Patrick Head (Technical Director WilliamsF1)
"The whole team did an impressive job today and Juan Pablo deserved his first 
Formula 1 win. Ralf's tyres blistered so he had problems holding Rubens 
behind him. The drivers and every member of the team were concerned about 
Alex yesterday, but today we had to concentrate on the race and obviously the 
result is very good."

Gerhard Berger (BMW Motorsport Director)
"It is not the correct moment to be happy, but seeing both the drivers on the 
podium is obviously a great success for us. Juan Pablo first, Ralf third, 
that is our best result so far. We expected Ferrari to be a very strong 
competitor and we were right to do so. The race showed there was no room to 
make even the smallest mistake. This victory will make Juan Pablo's 
confidence even stronger and I am sure we will see more strong drives from 
him."

Testing - Estoril 19/20/21-9-01 - Marc Gené all days - Antonio Pizzonia 19, 
Ricardo Sperafico 20, and each will do half a day on 21

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