The BMW Williams team are determined to keep up their podium roll as the Formula 1 circus heads for the Austrian Grand Prix, the sixth round of the F1 World Championship.

Sunday's event is very much a home race for the team, as Ralf Schumacher has recently moved to Salzburg to live and BMW motorsport director, Gerhard Berger, is Austrian, like several other team members.

Schumacher said: "I decided to move to Austria. Therefore at the A-1 Ring, I am going to have my first home race of this season.

"The track is not very demanding on drivers. Nevertheless, racing here has always been quite exciting.

"In recent years, I didn't have that much luck and I hope this time it's all going to change. I will do my best to get a good result for our team."

Teammate Juan Pablo Montoya said he was going to Austria in a confident mood, especially after his second place in Spain.

He said: "It is frustrating when you don't finish races, so I just wanted to make it to the chequered flag, and a second on top of that was the icing on the cake.

"I am looking forward to going to Austria because I have good memories of the A-1 Ring.

"I have raced there twice in F3000 - winning in '97 and coming second in '98.

"On paper, it doesn't look a good track for the team, as our results over the last couple of years have not been very good. But in reality, we have definitely improved our entire package and we are looking forward to demonstrating that on that circuit.

"We have had a positive test this week in Valencia and I hope we can see the results of this in Austria."

Berger reckons the A-1 Ring should be a good track for the team.

"It is very demanding on engines and requires more full throttle than on any other Grand Prix track.

"A well-functioning traction control system will be an advantage here so hopefully, after the test in Valencia, we should be a step ahead compared to Barcelona.

"Michelin tested at the A-1 Ring with the development car last year, so this should be a positive race for us.

"I have never had particularly good experiences at home races before in my career. Whenever I thought I had got it all right it just seemed to all go wrong!"