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BAR Honda 2nd Qualifying

Sat 08-03 2003

Lucky Strike BAR Honda drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Jenson Button will start tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix from rows three and four of the grid after qualifying 6th and 8th respectively for the curtain-raising round of the 2003 World Championship.

Jacques Villeneuve
Position: 6th
Best lap time: 1:28.420

"6th position is a good place to start the race. Our strategy is sound and very realistic so we’re still looking good for tomorrow; we should be up there at the front for the battle. I’m just disappointed with my lap because it wasn’t very special. After this morning’s practice, reliability will be a bit of a worry but we can still fight for the podium so that’s what we have to try and do."

Jenson Button
Position: 8th
Best lap time: 1:28.682

"It’s difficult to know where we stand compared with everybody else but I’m pretty happy with 8th position. It’s a good place to be starting the first race of the season. We weren’t able to get many laps in during practice this morning but the car was working quite well then nonetheless. We had the 15-minute warm-up when the wind picked up and it felt like a completely different car to drive in qualifying; it felt very twitchy. It wasn’t a great lap and like everyone else there was room for improvement. We’re starting from a points-scoring position though so I’m still feeling confident for the race."

David Richards, Team Principal
"After what has been a very hard weekend for the entire team, we have to be satisfied with 6th and 8th on the grid. With the cars now in parc ferme, everyone’s looking forward to getting a good night’s sleep. It’s difficult to predict everyone’s strategy for tomorrow’s race but on the face of it we’re looking pretty good and should be able to challenge for the podium if everything goes according to plan."

Geoffrey Willis, Technical Director
"It’s been a very interesting qualifying session. It’s a little difficult to read what’s gone on but we’re reasonably pleased. We achieved our lap time targets and we have a good strategy for the race. Both drivers completed fairly tidy laps and they seem quite happy. We can’t do anything to the cars now so we’ll have to hope that all our preparation pays off. From these positions we’re looking good for the race if we can stay reliable."

Shuhei Nakamoto, Engineering Director, Honda Racing Development
"Having started the weekend with a troubled session I consider today's result to be very good. The team did a great job preparing the cars in time and the drivers pushed hard to secure sixth and eighth on the grid. Obviously we don't know what strategy all the other teams are on for the race, but starting from the third and fourth row puts us in a strong position. As a counter measure to yesterday morning's problem both drivers are using the engine we ran for the majority our winter test programme."

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