BMW WilliamsF1 Team - European GP - Practice

European Grand Prix -- FREE PRACTICE 21st June 2002

Weather: dry, 19ƒC Air, 25ƒC Track

Usual Friday work for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and
Ralf
Schumacher, who were 5th and 6th respectively in the Free Practice session
for the
European Grand Prix, at the N¸rburgring.

Juan Pablo Montoya: 5th
Chassis: FW24 05
Best time: 1.33,122 min
"It hasn't been a very positive day for me as I am still struggling with
the balance of the car.
I also had a problem with an exhaust, which I experienced halfway through
the second
session which hampered my work. Last, but not least, I think that the new
chicane is much
too slow for me, I preferred it as it was before. Let's see how we can
improve the car for
tomorrow."

Ralf Schumacher: 6th
Chassis: FW24 06 (T-Car FW24 02)
Best time: 1.33,179 min
"I had a very low-key start to my race weekend here at the Nurburgring. We
didn't have
any real problems and we could work quite well on improving the car. As
usual for a
Friday, we concentrated on the set-up for the race and I tried both the
tyre compounds
that Michelin has brought here. In the second session the grip level
sensibly improved,
particularly in the new part of the track, which I find a bit too slow, by
the way."

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1):
"We had a normal Friday doing race homework, system checking and evaluating
tyres to
make sure we make the best choice. We are working towards getting a better
balance for
tomorrow. Now we start looking at qualifying and what we need to do to the
balance to
make the right tyre choice. In the second session Juan had a problem with
the exhaust
and we had to change it which took away some of his track time."

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"Both the drivers completed their set-up work programme according to
schedule.
Precedence was given to aerodynamics, suspension work and tyre choice. With
regards
to the engine, we have tried a few different traction control settings."