BMW Sauber F1 Team - GP Malaysia - Qualifying
 Malaysian
Grand Prix - Qualifying,
Weather: dry, sunny, 36-38°C Air, 48-50°C Track
Sepang (MAL). BMW Sauber F1 Team drivers Jacques Villeneuve
and Nick Heidfeld qualified 14th and 15th respectively for
the PETRONAS Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. Because some
competitors will lose places on the grid due to engine changes,
Villeneuve will start from grid position 10, Heidfeld from
12.
Jacques Villeneuve:
BMW Sauber F1.06-03 /BMW P86
Qualifying: 14th, 1:34.752s (3rd Practice: 12 th, 1:36.144s)
Somehow we could not really get the tyres to work on a low
fuel load. On old tyres we were quick this morning, but we
didn't practice with new tyres then and didn't gain enough
from them in qualifying. The result is very disappointing
for us.
 Nick
Heidfeld:
BMW Sauber F1.06-04 / BMW P86
Qualifying: 15th, 1:34,783s (3rd Practice: 13 th, 1:36.505s)
Certainly I am not happy with the result. On my second run
the first sector time was good. But for the second and third
sectors David Coulthard kept driving directly in front of
me. That was it. We gain a few positions on the grid because
some others need to change their engines, so we'll simply
have to make the most of our possibilities come the race.
Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director):
Five to six teams were fighting for the top positions. They
were much closer together than before. But we had still expected
to make it into the top 10. In the end we missed it by a few
tenths of a second. Jacques was not happy with his lap and
complained about the level of grip. Nick got stuck in traffic
on his quick lap. Nevertheless, I am convinced the new qualifying
procedure is a winner for drivers, teams and the fans.
Willy Rampf (Technical Director Chassis):
A disappointing result. In the second part of qualifying the
times were very close and in a situation such as that if you
don't get everything just right, you are out. As we will make
some places on the grid, we will adapt our race strategy accordingly.
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