Montoya frustrated with set-up

Montoya has not driven at the Hungaroring since his Formula 3000 days in 1998 and the set-up problems that haunted the Formula 1 rookie earlier this year have returned with a vengeance.

"It was a difficult day," said Montoya who is still looking to notch up his first GP win to add to the three by his team mate. "The car improved a lot this morning, but I can't really push it. There is a point where the car goes to and it won't go any quicker.

"We try one thing and it makes it have big understeer, so we cure the understeer and then I can't turn in. It is quite difficult to drive. I am a bit disappointed, but we have to now try and find out what the problems are with the car."

Despite the gap between the Williams duo, the team's technical director Patrick Head believes Montoya can still put in a good showing for the race.

"Ralf's position is where we might have expected," said Head. "But Juan Pablo is obviously a bit further back and he has quite a lot of work to do in the race. We are happy with our tyre choice and think we can put up a good performance in the race."