David was the unfortunate victim of an altercation between Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralph Schumacher during this morning�s second free practice session. Although David braked hard to avoid the incident, Jacques Villeneuve, who was running behind him, hit the rear of David�s car, in turn pushing him into Ralf Schumacher. The team had to change the rear-end, floor and front right suspension of David�s car before this afternoon�s qualifying.

David Coulthard:
Chassis Number: 3
Time: 1:15.329 Position: 7th

�Not bad, that was quite a tidy lap considering all the new parts that had to be fitted following this morning�s incident with Montoya. He gesticulated at Ralf just before Turn three near the Casino, which ended in a multi-car pile up. It can be difficult to start from the middle of the grid here, so I hope to move up the starting order tomorrow.�

Tonio Liuzzi:
Chassis Number: 1
Time: 1:16.817 Position: 12th

�Unfortunately it was not so good being first out on the track. The road surface was really, really dirty and it was quite difficult. I�m not so happy with my time and think it was quite slow compared to those that I set this morning. For sure, I�ll be looking to make up some positions on the grid tomorrow. �

Christian Horner, Sporting Director: �David did an excellent lap considering the car had to be rebuilt after this morning�s accident and his time gives us a good position to work from in tomorrow�s qualifying session. Following his early retirement in Barcelona, Tonio was first on the track when the circuit was still quite dirty. However, despite a scary moment through Casino Square, he held on well and got a solid time.�

G�nther Steiner, Technical Director: �I think Tonio struggled a little, being first on the road after the Porsche Supercup race, but there were no major problems. The track was dirty, but technically everything was good. David�s mechanics did an excellent job to get his car ready after this morning�s incident. It can sometimes be hard for a driver to go straight back out and attack following an accident, but David�s experience behind the wheel meant he was not affected. He quickly got a good feeling in the car and there were no problems at all.�

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