By Phil Giles
July 4 2004

Jordan's qualifying session for the French Grand Prix ended with team mates Nick Heidfeld and Giorgio Pantano in 17th and 18th places respectively.

When it matters, the team showed Minardi who was boss and after difficult conditions in practice, the team have found their best setup for the race where weather conditions are expected to be changeable.

Nick said: “We made good improvements with the car after yesterday’s difficulties in finding a proper balance due to the wet conditions. The car changed more than expected between qualifying sessions and although it was better, a few small adjustments we made didn’t pay off as well as I thought. Still, I think the lap itself was good.”

“I’m disappointed about the mistake I made at the second corner" said Giorgio. "But I still tried to push very hard for the rest ofthe lap to stay ahead of a couple of cars. I’ve gone well here in the past and I feel good about the circuit. Also, the car set-up has been improving quite consistently all weekend so we’ll see what happens tomorrow.”

“We have improved the car throughout the weekend with a shorter amount of running than usual thanks to the unsettled weather we had yesterday." said James Robinson.  "Both drivers are quite happy with the balance and we will have to see what unfolds in the race tomorrow. The weather is looking changeable once again so we will see how that fits in with the strategy we have planned.”