Williams Stay Positive Despite No Win

BMW-Williams' chief operations engineer Sam Michael refused to dwell on a missed opportunity after Juan Pablo Montoya was forced to retire from the Austrian Grand Prix, and instead predicted a positive future.

The Grove-based team have endured a disappointing start to the season and lie joint-third with Renault after the Austrian race - but are 29 points adrift of Championship leaders Ferrari, and 28 behind McLaren.

But while Michael admitted that Montoya could have won the race without his engine failure, he looked to a positive future with problems with the FW25 now eradicated.

"We'll look forward," he said after the race. "The main thing is that we were quick when we were running and at the end of the day we've got to look at the next race and make sure we have a positive attitude. The car was quick and it was just a matter of bringing it home. Motor racing is like that, you'll always have little problems that will set you back."

BMW have been critical of the Williams chassis in the opening races of the season, but it was a loss of water that resulted in the blown engine and Michael said the team have to get the whole package right.

"I think the whole thing comes from a package," he added. "The chassis is getting very good now, the aero department have added a lot of downforce to the car since the start of the year and we're hoping the next few tracks we go to will be very good for us.

"We've definitely improved the car throughout the year and let's see how it goes in the next few races."