FW: BMW WilliamsF1 Team - European GP - Qualifying

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EuropeanÝGrand Prix- QUALIFYING
22ndÝJuneÝ2002

Weather: sunny and dry, 24ƒC Air, 21ƒC Track

A one-two qualifying result for the BMW Williams F1 Team at the
Nurburgring, where Juan
Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher equalled the excellent performance that
they
achieved last year at Hockenheim and Spa. Juan Pablo achieved his fourth
pole this year
and his third in a row.

Juan Pablo Montoya: 1st
Chassis: FW24 05
Best time: 1:29.906
"I am very pleased with today's pole, especially because it came as a bit
of a surprise.
After this morning's practice sessions we were not expecting anything
higher than the
second row, actually. We changed the car quite a lot from this morning but
in my first run I
made a mistake, the second went better and on my third run I got the pole.
I still don't
know where the speed came from and I must admit that luck also played a part
in my
result. Tomorrow is going to be a hard race where I think the tyres will be
a key factor.

Ralf Schumacher:                  2nd
Chassis: FW24 06
Best time: 1.29.915
"It is very good that we could achieve this great result after having
struggled a bit this
morning. It was planned from the start that I would have three runs,
instead of the usual
four. Juan hit back in his third stint, which meant that my strategy cost
me pole position.
This should make Michael's life more difficult if he wants to overtake us
in the race. I hope
I will be finally able to step on the podium here at the Nurburgring."

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1):
"After a quite difficult practice the team managed to get it together for
qualifying. This was
really a good performance from everybody. Once again we are on the front row
on a
circuit well known for rewarding mechanical grip and downforce. Michelin
once again
produced tyres capable of putting us on the front row with only 0.009
between Juan and
Ralf and we should have a good race tomorrow against Ferrari."

Gerhard Berger (BMW Motorsport Director):
"Before qualifying I knew we still had some cards to play, but I didn't
imagine we could take
the whole of the first row from Ferrari. The pleasure is even greater. I
wish we won't
experience any problems in the race, especially because in the free
practices sessions we
have worked Ývery hard on this. If there is no rain, I think we look good
for a strong race
result."