JPM's set up "still not perfect"


By Karl King
March 11 2006

Juan Pablo Montoya finished today's qualifying session at Sakhir in fifth place to line up on the third row of the grid in tomorrow's race alongside Honda newcomer Rubens Barrichello.

Juan Pablo told the official site "I think we did a good job with the new format, and it ran very smoothly for me.

"I am a little surprised to finish so far up as we had not been looking good in the earlier sessions when I have been suffering from understeer, but that is what the car could do when it counted.

"I think we have a good strategy for the race, so we will have to wait and see what will happen tomorrow," the Columbian concluded.

McLaren boss Ron Dennis said "Our overall competitiveness is still difficult to judge as the fuel load used for the final qualifying still plays a significant role in respect of race strategy.

"Juan Pablo's set up is still not perfect."

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