BMW WilliamsF1 Team-British GP-Race

British Grand Prix  -  RACE
20th July 2003

Weather: dry, partly cloudy, air 21-22°C, track 22-32°C

Silverstone (UK). The BMW WilliamsF1 Team continued a consistent run of five
podium results with Juan Pablo Montoya claiming second place in a eventful
race that included two safety car periods. Despite showing strongly, Ralf¹s
performance was compromised by an additional unscheduled pit stop to clear
debris from his car¹s cooling system. Ralf ultimately finished in 9th place,
and the team retains its second position in the Constructor¹s Championship.

Juan Pablo Montoya:    2nd
Chassis: FW25 06   
Best time: 1:22,938 min (lap 33, 6th overall)
This was the most exciting race of the year, and I really enjoyed it. I was
pleased with the pace we showed today as we were able to keep up with the
Ferraris. The main difficulty I had during the race was when the safety car
came out for the second time, and after pitting I found myself back in p13.
But I was able to catch up quickly, and the fact that I was just behind
Rubens made it even easier as he was helping to clear traffic for me. My car
was strong and I cannot be anything but happy as I managed to move up from
thirteenth to second at the finish. These points will certainly help for
both Championships.

Ralf Schumacher:    9th
Chassis: FW25 07 
Best time: 1:22,943 min (lap 10, 7th overall)
"This was obviously not what I expected from this race, and the result was
obviously disappointing. The extra stop cost me a decent finish, and after
it had happened, the race was more or less over for me. It was just bad
luck. So what is important is to forget this race as quickly as possible to
concentrate on my home race in Hockenheim."

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1):
"Juan did a very good job today and Ralf would have been further up, but he
sustained some damage to the bodywork  which required an extra stop to
rectify. In summary we have had a good strategy which we adapted around the
events of the race. The first time the safety car came out was to our
advantage, but the second safety car came out too early for us and as a
consequence we had to change our pit stop strategy. But the pit stops worked
well and the team did a good job. We are now looking forward to Hockenheim
and we believe we can be strong there as well."

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
"We witnessed a very dangerous situation today when a person ran onto the
track during the race, but fortunately no-one was hurt. Juan Pablo had a
very good performance today, driving from 7th to 2nd and making the most of
the circumstances. Ralf race was good until a guidevane was torn off and
blocked the airflow. This caused the water temperature to rise and Ralf had
to undertake an additional stop to remove the debris. Without this incident,
Ralf would have also been at the front."