FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Canadian GP - Practice

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From: BMW WilliamsF1 Team <HHientzsch@aol.com>
To: Judy Stropus <jstropus@earthlink.net>
Subject: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - Canadian GP - Practice
Date: Fri, Jun 7, 2002, 4:50 PM


Canadian Grand Prix  -   FREE PRACTICE                    7th June 2002

Weather:  dry, sunny 21ƒC Air, 36ƒC Track

On a sunny Friday the BMW WilliamsF1 Team drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and
Ralf Schumacher, last year's winner, had a positive start to the Canadian
Grand Prix weekend, by achieving 2nd and 5th position respectively in
today's Free Practice session.

Juan Pablo Montoya:         2nd
Chassis: FW24 05 (T-Car FW24 02)
Best time: 1.15,543 min
"I feel that we are going to have a strong weekend here. We knew we had a
good chance on this track based on last year's result, as the car was very
competitive and Ralf won the race. The Michelin tyres look strong again and
we know we've got a powerful engine. It will be a challenge tomorrow and in
the race on Sunday, as the margin between the teams at the top is very
tight."

Ralf Schumacher:               5th
Chassis: FW24 06
Best time: 1.16,018 min
"I am very pleased with my car. The balance is good even though there is
still room for improvement. It has been a trouble-free practice day, where
we have completed the programme we had scheduled. Also the tyre choice
should not be a difficult one. I think that tomorrow we should be aiming
for a place on the front two rows."

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1):
"We had a good day and went through our normal race programme work on the
car for Sunday. Obviously this circuit demands a lot from brakes and tyres
so we had an extensive test on both cars and we came away with some very
good answers. We are reasonably happy with our position for Sunday. We now
start looking at qualifying. We had a minor problem with Juan's car, which
shouldn't be an issue in the future."

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"Juan Pablo's car experienced some problems when firing up the engine. This
hampered his job especially during the second session. However, both the
drivers have completed an extensive programme and there have been no engine
problems on the track. We are definitely happy with Friday's result. With
55% of full throttle this circuit is one of the most demanding tracks in
the F1 calendar for the engine's performance."

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