BMW WillliamsF1 Team-Monaco GP-2nd qualifying

Monaco Grand Prix  -  FINAL QUALIFYING
31st May 2003

Weather: Sunny, dry, Air/Track temperature 26/36°C

Monte Carlo (MCO). Nowhere is the grid position of higher value than on the
narrow streets of Monte Carlo and the BMW WilliamsF1 Team is perfectly set
as Ralf Schumacher took pole position on the challenging Monaco circuit
whilst Juan Pablo Montoya starts third. For Ralf it is the second pole
position of his Formula One career after the 2001 French Grand Prix. For the
BMW WiliamsF1 Team it is the 12th pole since the British-German partnership
started in the 2000 season, the last being at Monza in 2002.

Ralf Schumacher:    1st
Chassis:  FW25 05 (Spare car: FW25 04)
Best time: 1.15,259 min
"Looking at this morning¹s times I really did not expect to be on pole today
and obviously I am very pleased about my second pole. Driving in Monaco is a
great challenge and if your car has the right balance then it is a true
pleasure. I must say thanks to the whole team for the great job they have
done and also to Michelin for their tyres which seem to be very consistent
here. We have all had a couple of hard weeks and achieving this success
feels very good now. However, tomorrow is the day that really counts. We are
going to have an exciting start and race tomorrow and I am really looking
forward to it."

Juan Pablo Montoya:    3rd
Chassis: FW25 06 (Spare car: FW25 02)
Best time: 1.15.415 min
"The car had a good balance even if on my qualifying lap my car was
bottoming and I lost some time because of it. We have a good and consistent
car for the race and both Ralf and myself are starting from good positions.
It is important for the team what we have achieved today. It is clear that
the team now understands the car more and can better exploit the potential
of the FW25." 

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1):
"An excellent qualifying for the team. All the engineers and drivers put a
lot of effort into improving the car since Thursday¹s practice. The changes
that we made to the set-up on both cars were clearly significant. It is good
to see our cars at the front on a circuit that is all about  downforce and
chassis performance."

Gerhard Berger (BMW Motorsport Director):
"You need to get a very good lap in order to be on the front row in Monte
Carlo. Ralf has produced a fantastic performance, today. All the team has
done a stunning job, congratulations to all. Since Thursday we have turned
the situation to our favour and also the tyres worked very well here today.
I only hope we will have a better start than last year and that there will
be an FW25 leading out of the first corner. Should this happen, we can even
begin to think about winning the race. I believe we look good in terms of
strategy."