Length: 5.303 km
Number of Laps: 58 (307.574 Km)
Best Lap: M. Schumacher - 1'28''214 (2001, Ferrari)
Record Pole: R. Barrichello - 1'25''843 (2002, Ferrari)
2002 Pole: R. Barrichello - 1'25''843 (Ferrari)
2002 Podium: M. Schumacher - J. Montoya - K. Raikkonen

Q: Jean [Todt], your feelings about today, how it went, the new look, and how it may pan out tomorrow?
A: Today, the major change - two changes, one the free practice was divided by two so we had to change our program between 11 and 12, which is quite a significant change taking into account some other competitors are running two hours before. And the second big change is one timed lap, which is determining tomorrow's qualifying and the only lap during the whole weekend when you have fresh tyres and low fuel. It's different and the biggest changes are coming tomorrow because, as you know, after free practice we will have to put a new package together for qualifying and for the race and then we will not be able to touch the car, to change the set-up of the car, which will be the biggest change and you will qualify the car on the one lap with fuel and on the one amount of fuel which will make the thing more unpredictable.

Q: You've been very positive about the changes so far. Do you still feel the same way?
A: I don't think you can say we have been positive. We have accepted them. On behalf of Ferrari we were more in favour of no change and I think it's quite understandable: why should we ask for some changes considering the season we had last year? But saying that, we wanted to avoid any controversy and we feel that what has been finally agreed is the maximum we could accept even if with some points we don't feel very comfortable. But hopefully we will be able to make a point after two or three Grands Prix to see what has to be restructured in all those changes.

Questions from the floor:

Q: Can we just ask everyone who is here today what level of agreement there will be between you to change the Concorde Agreement before 2007? Not just you, Ron but someone else as well?
A: Maybe just one word. It is a group which has been created, GPWC, which is run by the major European manufacturers involved in Formula 1 and the President of the various companies are discussing together with Bernie Ecclestone, who is a shareholder of 25 per cent of his company and who is earning 75 per cent to see whether an agreement can be found for extending the Concorde Agreement for the future so it's an ongoing process and the President of the companies were directly involved with that. There was a meeting two days ago in Geneva, there is another meeting which will be run together with the teams in April so the thing is they are (indistinct) and there is not much more we can say.

Q: Jean, Ferrari have come under a great deal of criticism last year and heading up towards this season for the team orders farrago, whatever you call it, in Austria, and some of the events of the USA. Are you pleased to see the back of that under the new rules because it gets rid of the ambiguity?
A: We have been talking a lot about that and the rules have been clarified in a way and we are going to follow all the new rules, including that, but bear in mind that whatever is the situation we will always privilege the interest of the company and if we are in a position to decide, that's the way we will decide.

Q: But that sounds like you are suggesting that if you decide Michael Schumacher is going to win a particular race because it is in the interest of the company then that's the priority for Ferrari and that is what will happen?
A: It is not so easy to decide who is going to win. Most difficult is to try to be in a winning situation and if we will be in this situation, as I said, we cannot plan what is going to happen but the interest of Ferrari will always be the priority.

Q: Have you had any reaction or any discussions with Michael about this because, again, it clears the ambiguity for him as well, he doesn't need contracts and he doesn't need things to win races like Austria, he is going to win on his own merit and we all know he is a great champion?
A: Team orders do exist since motor racing is existing so probably we did apply it in the most clever way and we will take that into account for the future, including with the new rules which have been established.

Q: But team orders don't exist any more?
A: Yes, I know.