Length: 5.793 km
Number of Laps: 53 (306.720Km)
Best Lap: R. Barrichello - 1'21''046 (2004, Ferrari)
Record Pole: R. Barrichello - 1'20''089 (2004, Ferrari)
2006 Pole: K. Raikkonen - 1'21''484 (Mclaren)
2006 Podium: M. Schumacher - K. Raikkonen - R. Kubica

Q: We could see from the replays that you appeared to be looking forward in the cockpit as Lewis was coming down inside you into the first chicane.
KR: Yeah, the problem wasn’t under braking. It was a bit hard to keep the head up. It didn’t help, for sure. After when he passed me, first of all I couldn’t have a good exit on any lap out of the last corner, and I knew they were very quick in there and on the straight. I tried to do my best but then he got too close and got past me, so after that I just slowed down and drove to the finish of the race.

Q: Surprising for Ferrari after their one-two in Turkey for things to be changing so quickly here at Monza.
KR: Probably this is a bit more like Montreal. We knew that McLaren would be fast here, very strong, so we knew from last week’s test that we were not where we wanted to be. For sure they were strong here, stronger than us but I think once we go back to Spa it should level out a little bit. Then it will probably be closer again. But of course we wanted to win our home race but we couldn’t do that, but we still got a podium, lost some points to McLaren but they were just better today.

PRESS CONFERENCE

Q: Well Kimi, you did a long stint on the softer tyres and seemed to do a very good job, particularly with a heavy fuel load.
KR: Yeah, the car was working pretty well, not ideal but it was not too bad actually. The first stint was probably better than the second stint. There was no problem with the tyres.

Q: Would you do a one stop again or do you think a two stop would have been better?
KR: I don’t know. I don’t think it would have made much difference for our final position. We were not quick enough in the end, so we couldn’t really do better. That was the main problem.

Q: And when Lewis came out of the pits behind you, did you think second place or was it just a matter of time before he got you?
KR: I knew that they were going to be fast on new tyres. I had some other problems to deal with at that time and I tried but for sure I was expecting him to try to get past me. I did my best but it just wasn’t good enough.

Q: When we spoke on the drivers’ parade, you said you had a stiff neck but you weren’t certain it was going to affect you in the race, or were you? Or did you fear it might?
KR: No, I already felt it yesterday in qualifying, so I pretty much expected it to be good fun in the race, but it turned out to be a bit worse than I expected.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Q: (Heikki Kulta – Turun Sanomat) Kimi, was this physically the most painful race for you?
KR: This year, probably yes. Not because of the circuit, but because of the problem yesterday.

Q: (Juha Päätalo – Financial Times Germany) Kimi, four races to go and you are still 18 points behind Lewis and 15 behind Fernando – do you still see a realistic chance?
KR: Yes of course, we still have a chance. It is not going to be easy because we lost some points again but you never know what is going to happen in the next races, so we keep pushing as long as we have a chance and then we see.

Q: (Ottavio Daviddi – Tuttosport) Kimi, you have a better position in the championship than Felipe. Do you expect that both the team and Felipe will support you to try and win the last races?
KR: I don’t know. You need to ask the team. The main thing is we try to win the championship, which is going to be very difficult, but you never know. After the next two races, we will know if we have any chance or none at all, but I don’t know what is going to happen in the next races.

Q: (Stéphane Barbé – L’Equipe) Kimi, the next track in a very few days is very demanding. Do you think your neck will have recovered?
KR: It should be okay. If it had happened a few days earlier, the accident, probably wouldn’t have any problem, but we have a week so it should be fine.

Q: (Juha Päätalo – Financial Times Germany) Kimi, Looking back, was there any way you could have kept Lewis behind you in that moment?
KR: I would have tried if there were any chance, but there wasn’t any.