French Grand Prix: Another one-two victory for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team at the Magny-Cours

Weather: dry, overcast, air 24-25°C, track 28-31°C

Magny-Cours (FRA). For the second time in a row, the BMW WilliamsF1 Team today
secured their second one-two victory. As at the Nürburgring, Ralf Schumacher
crossed the line first, ahead of team mate Juan Pablo Montoya. Ralf's win in
Magny-Cours is his sixth Formula One victory. It is WilliamsF1's 111th win and
BMW's 17th win. The BMW WilliamsF1 Team confirms their second place in the FIA
Formula One Constructor's Championship, only three points behind Ferrari. Ralf
stays third in the Driver's rankings, followed by Juan Pablo, who set the
fastest lap during today's race.

Ralf Schumacher: 1st
Chassis: FW25 07
Best time: 1:15,698 min (lap 37, 2nd overall)
Finally I did it from pole position! In the first part of the race it all
seemed to go very well but after the first pit stop the car did not feel so
good and I lost some time. Also I was delayed by several drivers that I had to
lap, especially Jarno Trulli, who I could not overtake due to a yellow flag.
Regarding the light off I had in the last laps, it was my fault as I braked too
late. I hope we can keep this momentum going even though we are now going to
circuits that are even tougher on the car. We are definitely getting closer and
closer to Ferrari but for the moment I prefer not to think about our World
Championship chances as things can change so quickly in F1.

Juan Pablo Montoya: 2nd
Chassis: FW25 06
Best time: 1:15,512 min (lap 36, 1st overall)
I was not too comfortable in my car today and I was losing time, especially in
the third sector. I pushed very hard and decided to come in earlier for my
second pit-stop because there was quite a lot of traffic and I was wasting time
but still I could not catch Ralf. On this track you cannot really overtake
easily, so you try to do it with the pit-stop strategy. After the third stop I
just backed off and drove to secure my position, as Michael Schumacher was a
fair amount of seconds behind me with only a few laps to go.

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1):
This is a fantastic day for the team. Ralf drove a brilliant race today, true
textbook style, not putting a foot wrong. The current performance of the BMW
WiliamsF1 Team is the result of a number of factors and the effort put in by
our technical partners, but it is fair to say that the latest improvements have
predominantly come from the aerodynamic department and through Michelin's
intensive tyre development work.

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
The second consecutive 1-2 is simply unbelievable if you think about how weak
we were at the start of the season. The way we dominated the race from the
first to the last lap was stunning. We were able to go faster than everybody
else at any time. After the third pit-stop we just eased up. Front row and a
1-2 finish is the best result we have ever achieved in our three and a half
years of partnership. With regards the Championship, we have nearly caught
Ferrari which is good for us and for the fans in future races.

Barcelona Test: 8-11 July, Marc Gené all days, Marko Asmer (8), Ralf Schumacher
(9-11)

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