Question:
Michael, it is your first pole since the Nurburgring, in front of your home crowd...
Michael Schumacher:
Yeah, that is interesting. It seems to be the German grands prix in a way. Anyway, it is a nice one, it's the right time to do it in front of the home crowd, no doubt, and I think with the way things are going for us this weekend this is very promising for us.
Q:
What were your thoughts after pre-qualifying – you were midfield there and you gained 0.7secs on that qualifying lap...
MS:
Yeah, obviously, as usual, I am the first one out, which I shouldn't complain about because there is a good reason for it, but being circuit sweeper and not knowing exactly the grip, you cannot always put it onto the edge until you find out in the first couple of corners where you are, it didn't really then work out. But we were still reasonable and being in the midfield starting the second session wasn't too much of a problem for me because the circuit seemed to have settled in after a while and then didn't pick up any more.
Q:
How was the lap, you looked very, very good on sectors two and three?
MS:
Yeah, sectors two and three I just got perfectly together, sector one probably was not 100 per cent, but I think all of us can say we lost here and there a little bit of time.
Q:
Juan Pablo, the resurgence of BMW-Williams and on the front row for the first time since Spain...
Juan Pablo Montoya:
Yeah, I think it is nice to be back in front. The car, I think Williams and BMW have done a great job over the last couple of races, and I think since Magny-Cours there is a couple of new things and it is good to see the team back in good shape. It is a shame we couldn't have gone any faster. I think we have a very good race car, but we have to wait and see how it comes out tomorrow.
Q:
You were very, very close for the pole - were you thinking of pole?
JPM:
Yeah, a little bit. I made a little mistake. I went onto the grass at turn seven, just the corner before the stadium, the right-hander, put the car on the grass and had a big snap there, so I lost a bit of speed on the back straight.
Q:
Jenson, a bit of a bitter-sweet day. Obviously you were quick, but a problem with the car means you are going to have to start ten positions further back...
Jenson Button:
It is difficult because we have been very strong here on long runs, and it is more our one-lap pace that we have had to work on. So it is disappointing that we are going back to 13th on the grid, but these things happen. I have been very lucky in the races not to have any failures, but we make mistakes and the team makes mistakes sometimes.

Q:
Michael, after practice, the last two days, it might be a bit surprising to see you at the top of the timesheets because you have not been quickest in all that many sessions so far. Is it a surprise for you?
MS:
No, not really. It is a surprise to be up by that much, but I wasn't too surprised in the end because we worked the car very well. We just got it to the point in the final run in free practice, when I couldn't put a time in. I was pretty confident we had a chance.
Q:
How much did the conditions change from pre-qualifying to qualifying itself?
MS:
It is difficult to really judge, but the point is the circuit…you always know it is a bit less grippy so you have to be a bit more careful. There was another reason why it didn't work out perfectly well as well, but usually you say half a second to one second, sometimes the circuit does pick up, but I don't know exactly.
Q:
You said there was another reason why it didn't work out perfectly well - why was that?
MS:
Yeah, we didn't have… or maybe probably myself, I didn't approach things properly.
Q:
It must be very difficult to see who your rivals are, because they're just coming at you from all directions at the moment...
MS:
Yeah, but it has been [that way] all year long, it has always changed in these respects. I take it the way it comes.
Q:
Finally, what about your own personal health because you had a 'flu.
MS:
It's okay. It's getting much better. Tomorrow, I will be okay.
Q:
Juan Pablo, are you a bit surprised at the grid? You were very quick in pre-qualifying...
JPM:
No, not really. I was a bit surprised by Jenson's pace. You know, in long runs, he looked really strong but, in one lap, he wasn't able to put the lap together, but he did a good job. For us, it worked well. We need to go a bit faster.
Q:
You talked about the car stability yesterday, has that given you confidence?
JPM:
Yeah, it has improved a lot. The car has not been predictable to drive. It is good. The biggest problem has been understeer but I think for the race it is good.