Ralf Disappointed to Miss Out on Win

Williams driver Ralf Schumacher was left with mixed feelings after finishing in second place at the Canadian Grand Prix.

It was the best result of the season for the German driver, who had failed to finish on the podium so far this year. Ralf was pleased with his first rostrum but, having started from pole position, the Williams driver admitted he would have wanted to win the race.

"I think we did all that we could with the package," said a disappointed Ralf, who finished one second behind his Ferrari-driving brother Michael.

"It will take another two or three races before we really see improvement in our car. It was clearly better than expected but still disappointing when you start from pole, lead half the race and then finish second."

Colombian teammate Juan Pablo Montoya finished in fifth position, allowing Williams to close the gap to Renault and BAR, still ahead in the Constructors' Championship.

"Fifth place is really not what I hoped for," admitted Montoya. "I must say the car was so good yesterday in qualifying, that I really deluded myself I could get more out of this race. In the first and second stints the rear of my car was sliding a bit and driving was difficult.

"Nevertheless, I managed to have a good pace and I could put some pressure on Michael for a few laps and towards the end of the race I was catching up with Jenson Button. It was good for me and for the team to be competitive again and I hope that this momentum is going to last next week at Indy too."