Ralf 'surprised' to be fastest on Friday
Ralf Schumacher admitted that he was surprised to set the pace in qualifying on the opening day of the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (Friday) for Williams-BMW
Schumacher led the way from Williams team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya by a quarter of a second, but thinks there will be much more time to come when it matters tomorrow.
"I am quite surprised to be at the front, since I took it quite easy on my qualifying lap," said Schumacher. "My car was simply perfect, brilliantly balanced, and the tyres behaved very well too. I can only be happy with this result, also because it shows we have solved a few problems we had in this morning's free practice.
"Now I am looking forward to a good qualifying and a good race, especially because the weather forecast is predicting hot conditions, which will suit our package," he added.
Montoya said: "I could have done slightly better if I hadn't braked too early for the hairpin, but all in all I am happy with this afternoon's performance. I believe we look good for the race too."
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