Michael Schumacher:
'First of all, I must thank the guys for doing such a good job to get my car ready, after I had a gearbox problem in the warm-up. There was no time to actually change settings, we just got it to work. I was happy with my lap and third was the best I could do today. I do not want to take anything away from Renault's achievement, as they did a good job, but I hope we have the right strategy for the race, but will not know until tomorrow afternoon. As for the one lap qualifying, when I am on my flying lap, I do not think about the fact it is my only chance. I simply do the job. But with only having one chance, it does mean that if the car could not be fixed then I would have missed my chance to qualify. I am not bothered about my run of poles here being interrupted. Pole is a fantastic bonus, but the new rules mean you have to focus on the race.'

Rubens Barrichello:
'It was a pretty normal day. The car seems to be in very good shape for tomorrow's race. We worked with the race in mind, but that does not mean I wasn't pushing hard in qualifying. Tomorrow, it will be important to be patient to see how the situation evolves on the track and not to get involved in any possible hot moments at the start.'

Ross Brawn:
'It is going to be a very hard race tomorrow, but we will have to wait and see how it develops. The start is later than usual, at 3pm and we have seen over the past few days that is the time when weather conditions change. If it was to cloud over at that time, that would probably work in our favour. From the data we acquired I think we made the best tyre choice for the rest of the weekend. The grid positions highlight the effect of the new rules, as teams can chose their qualifying fuel level and carry it through to the race. Tomorrow, we will find out how much fuel the front row runners really have on board.'