JPM aims for a cheer

Williams' Juan Pablo Montoya hopes to give his Colombian fans something to cheer about in Sunday's US Grand Prix after qualifying on the third row of the grid at Indianapolis

While Montoya is disappointed not to be higher on the grid - despite setting the fastest speed in the speed traps on the start/finish straight - the Colombian feels he has a good race car beneath him.

"I am a little bit disappointed with this result, because I believe there's more in the car than fifth position," he said. "In my pre-qualifying and qualifying laps the balance of my car wasn't perfect and this cost both Ralf and myself a better grid position. But all in all I believe we have a good race car and starting from the third row is still promising. I would really like to give all the Colombian fans which have come here to support me, something to cheer about."

Team-mate Ralf Schumacher was unable to match his performance at last weekend's Canadian GP where he took pole and, like Montoya, was disappointed with his flying lap.

"It was a decent qualifying, nothing special really, I would say I drove a reasonable lap," he said. "It looked a bit better for us in pre-qualifying, but still I had some problems with the balance of my car, which has been the case all weekend. The continuously changing wind and the dust are obviously not helping the situation, but then it's the same for everyone. Let's wait and see what the race brings."