Mixed Feelings for Williams Duo

German Ralf Schumacher was very happy with his performance in first qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix at the Monte Carlo circuit.

Williams driver Schumacher, the only man who has scored points in all six races so far this season, recovered from a difficult practice where he finished down in 15th place to post the sixth fastest time in the first of the two qualifying sessions.

"After this morning's free practice, when things didn't go very well, we managed to improve the set up of my car for the first qualifying session," said Schumacher. "I am really happy with my time today even if there's still some work ahead of us for the final qualifying.

"The entrance to the Rascasse corner, which has been changed since last year has improved and it now has a better flow. Definitely they did a good job. Also the newly asphalted parts are an improvement in fact all of the circuit could well undergo the same treatment."

Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya, meanwhile, was not happy with his position after finishing behind his teammate in eighth place.

"I am definitely not happy with my qualifying position," he said. "The car wasn't as fast as it should have been and I also experienced a problem at the fourth turn where I could not slow down the car quickly enough, which made me lose some time.

"Let's see how we can improve for Saturday's qualifying which is definitely more important than today's."