BMW WilliamsF1 Team-European GP-Race

European Grand Prix  -  RACE
29th June 2003

Weather: dry, air 25-26°C, track 30-35°C

Nurburgring (GER). A one-two victory for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team at the
Nurburgring as Ralf Schumacher won the European Grand Prix ahead of
team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya. This is the second one-two for the BMW
WilliamsF1 Team, the last was at the 2002 Malaysian GP and it is the seventh
victory in the last three and half years for the team. For Schumacher it is
his fifth win in F1. The team improved its¹ position in the Constructors
World Championship to second. It was a perfect weekend for the BMW
WilliamsF1 Team, which announced on Friday the extension of their
partnership until the end of 2009.

Ralf Schumacher:    1st
Chassis: FW25 07 
Best time: 1:32,826 min (lap 34, 2nd  overall)
"It is great to win after a long time and especially after I failed to turn
two poles into victory in the last two races. I had a very good start and
for some reason Michael did not. I took the chance and jumped into second
position into the first corner. I think that seen from the outside that
manoeuvre looked more spectacular than it actually was. I believe I could
have caught Kimi, even if it would have been difficult. We had a perfect car
with perfect tyres today and if we consider we were about ten kilos heavier
than the others at the start, it was a very good performance."

Juan Pablo Montoya:    2nd
Chassis: FW25 06   
Best time: 1:33,094 min (lap 59, 4th overall)
"I am pleased with second position, especially because after the start I
dropped into 5th place. I had some problems with tyre graining, so I decided
to change only the rear tyres at the first pit stop, but it wasn¹t the right
choice so I changed all of them at the second stop. On new tyres the car
felt much better.  With regards to the overtaking manoeuvre on Michael, I
braked late and gave him enough room to go around the corner on the inside.
We touched and he spun. It was a racing incident, even if I must say that
overtaking Michael at his home GP was much fun."

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1):
"It was a fantastic day today. Ralf and Juan drove superb races and the team
did a great job in terms of preparing the cars and strategy. The mechanics
also did an excellent job at the pit stops. It is a great result for our
team and also for the championship. We know our car is competitive and we
are looking forward to being strong over the next couple of races. We will
maintain our aggressive development programme for the up coming races.  Juan
overtaking Michael was a fantastic manoeuvre that should be a normal part of
F1. The fact that Michael spun was a racing incident."

Gerhard Berger (BMW Motorsport Director):
"It was just a perfect weekend for our team. First we finalised the
extension of the contract and then we achieved a one-two victory on BMW¹s
home ground. I feel really happy for the team and especially for Ralf. Today
he demonstrated to everybody that he is a first-class driver. I would
suggest we have all earned a glass of champagne now."