Montoya Disappointed to Miss Out on Front Row

Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya was disappointed to miss out on a front row starting position for tomorrow's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Williams filled the second row of the grid, with Colombian Montoya lining alongside German teammate Ralf Schumacher in third and fourth respectively.

Ralf had been quickest after the preliminary session, the qualifying divided into two distinct parts after the back-to-back format was heavily criticised by broadcasters, with Montoya second.

But neither could convert that into the top slot, and were beaten by the Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.

"It is a shame, because I was having a very good lap and I was really quick in the first and second sectors," said Montoya. "I lost all my advantage and even more in the third part, in the last corner actually, where I was trying to find a bit more speed.

"I'm not sure I could have set the pole without that problem at the last corner, because Michael was really quick. It is a bit disappointing of course being only third, but at least I will still be starting from the clean side of the track. It is difficult to predict how tomorrow's race is going to be."

Ralf said he has extracted the maximum from his Williams.

"I can't imagine there could have been more than that," Ralf said of his second-row place. "That's what we estimated. That's what we expected. I'm quite satisfied with what I accomplished. Looking at the qualifying, I don't think there's anything anyone could complain about with the performance."