Heidfeld Pleased with Qualifying Effort

German Nick Heidfeld was content with his qualifying performance ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix despite finishing down in 17th position.

"I'm reasonably happy with qualifying especially after we successfully addressed the brake problems I had on Thursday and some balance problems this morning," said the Jordan driver. "We made a couple of changes on the car, which were of benefit.

"I'm also very happy with the qualifying lap I did so I suppose that this position just reflects where we are at the moment. It's a Grand Prix where anything can happen so I am really looking forward to the race tomorrow."

Italian teammate Giorgio Pantano finished nearly a whole second behind after struggling with the handling of his Ford-powered car during his flying lap.

"The car felt very different in qualifying compared to the weekend so far and we need to understand what's happened," the Italian said. "Since this morning and Thursday, something changed and it was too slippery but only during qualifying â€" not before.

"All the weekend until now it was very good and we had no problems. It may have been the conditions so I hope that the good balance we found will come back to give me my best chance in the race."