BMW Motorsport director Mario Theissen was proud to confirm that Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher both broke through the 19,000rpm barrier for the first time during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.
The BMW V10s in the back of the Williams FW24s both reached engine speeds of 19,050rpm, as against the 17,000rpm that was clocked when BMW made its F1 return at Melbourne in March 2000.
It's a bit funny Tomba cause i've been observing the Williams teletry datas after every race weekend. They have actually surpassed the 19,000rpm occasionally before starting from the Imola circuit. At Imola they achieved max revs up to 19,185 with 3rd gear. Why now only they make it public?
Try viewing at the telemetry results for all circuits especially Imola onwards here at http://www.bmw.williamsf1.com/ click on teletry on top.
