Frentzen Pleased with Top Ten Position

Sauber driver Heinz-Harald was pleased with his performance in final qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix following a disastrous start to his day.

Germany's Frentzen smashed the nose of his Sauber late in the first practice session this morning and then pulled over in the second with a smoking engine. But the veteran driver recovered well from the misfortunes and posted a promising 10th fastest time ahead of tomorrow's race.

"I am happy with my result considering the hectic circumstances during the warm-up," said Frentzen. "In the morning the team was quite busy due to my crash and then the engine failure we suffered, but luckily they were able to fix the car just in time. Thanks to my team for their good job."

Teammate Nick Heidfeld failed to repeat his performance from Friday, when he set the third quickest time in the rain. On a dry track, the Sauber driver had to settle for 12th position.

"Of course, my qualifying lap wasn't as good as the one yesterday, but in the changed circumstances we didn't expect it to be," admitted Heidfeld. "Nevertheless we have finished quite well compared to other Bridgestone runners and I didn't make any real mistakes."