US Friday quotes: BMW

Nick Heidfeld - 13th: "In the first session I didn't do a timed lap, and for the afternoon we made a change to the car. Unfortunately the positive result was not shown in the lap times because I was stuck in traffic on my second outing. I tried to find a clear lap by dropping back, but even this didn't work."

Jacques Villeneuve - 16th: "The car is competitive but the track is a little bit slippery. We need to work on the set up a little bit, but I think we should be all right for the rest of the weekend."

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director): "It was a successful first practice day without technical problems. What Robert discovered for the set-up in the first session was transferred to the other cars for the second session. Jacques and Nick continued this set-up work in the second free practice, while Robert concentrated on tyre evaluation over long runs.

"The only unknown quantity for the weekend remains the weather. For Saturday thunder and lightning is predicted, but we do not have a lot of experience of these conditions on this track or our tyres."

Willy Rampf (Technical Director Chassis): "As usual Robert was concentrating on tyre evaluation. The long runs brought us very good results, which makes our decision easy. Jacques and Nick have been working on set up, which here at Indianapolis is always a special challenge.

"The infield is pretty much like Monaco, while the long straight reminds us of Monza. We will have to find a compromise to decide on a set up that is okay for both these characteristics."