30.07.2004 "The team changed the engine and the gearbox last night and we did a couple of laps this morning just to check this, without caring much about the lap times": post FIA GT qualifying reaction from Spa

GPC Squarda Corse Ferrari 575 GTC during qualifying at Spa

Pole Position in GT: Fabrizio Gollin - nr 2 BMS Scuderia Ferrari 550 Maranello: "It's beautiful to drive without the ballast weight. The car is much easier to handle like this.

"Of course, being on pole position isn't really important for a 24-hour-race. It just matters for me as a driver and for the reputation of the team.

"What's important for the Championship is that we finish the race on Sunday. We know that the last part of the

"Championship will be pretty hard because the last two races are new for all the drivers. So we want to take a lot of points here and hope we'll have a good race."

3rd in GT: Matteo Bobbi - nr 1 BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 550 Maranello: "Last year, the 24 hrs of Spa weren't really 24 hours for us but more like four hours. I obviously hope that it will go differently tomorrow. We will prepare the car really well; and I'm quite confident for our reliability tomorrow.

"The car is fast and easy to drive. Like Uwe said, it was not possible to get a clear lap during qualifying. I managed to find a half-clear lap at least. But it's not really important. In a couple of years, no one is going to remember who was on pole position - what counts is that we drive a good race."

4th in GT: Fabio Babini - nr 11 GPC Giesse Ferrari 575 GTC: "It went okay. The performance of the car is good. It's going to be important to have a good set-up for the night.

"The team changed the engine and the gearbox last night and we did a couple of laps this morning just to check this, without caring much about the lap times. I did a lot of work at the test day, so I only did a handful of laps now to let my team mates get some time in the car."

Pole Position in N-GT: Christian Pescatori - nr 62 GPC Giesse Ferrari 360 GTC: "I'm very happy because we've worked a lot for this race. We only tried one set of tyres in qualifying and could only get one clear lap in, but it was a good lap and it got us pole position.

"It's important for the Championship that we finish the race in a good position, but it's going to be a long, hard race. We'll see."