Length: 4.627 km
Number of Laps: 66 (305.256 Km)
Best Lap: G. Fisichella - 1'15''641 (2005, Renault)
Record Pole: M. Schumacher - 1'15''022 (2004, Ferrari)
2005 Pole: K. Raikkonen - 1'16''602 (Mclaren)
2005 Podium: K. Raikkonen - F. Alonso - J. Trulli

Q: How did the third qualifying session work out for you? It looked like you had a slight problem maybe with a slower car on your first run.
MS: No, I didn’t have any… yeah, it’s true actually. I had Jarno in front of me. The lap wasn’t a great lap, but luckily the last lap was free of traffic.

Q And you got the best from the car and we’re now talking strategy as you say.
MS: Yeah, yeah, we maximised our performance in a way. Although my last set didn’t feel as great honestly – I should have been quicker on it – but nevertheless, we’re third, I am on the clean side of the starting grid which should be a little better for me.

PRESS CONFERENCE

Q: Michael, has it been a difficult weekend so far with the changing track conditions?
MS: Not so much really. It was fairly straightforward.

Q: You have a great record. Retired once in 15 Grands Prix here. Seven times winner, seven times on pole.
MS: It’s in the past.

Q: How clear are tactics here?
MS: There seems to be two options. I’m not sure whether it is so clear.

Q: Obviously Felipe was ahead of you until your last run. How important was it to get ahead of him.
MS: Honestly, I knew what Fernando’s time was and so that was my aim. The rest I worry about later. I didn’t actually know the time he (Massa) had done.

Q: The margin between yourself and Renault was quarter of a second. Did you expect that?
MS: I’ve seen that our tyres were not superb for qualifying all weekend long so maybe a little bit down there. We believe more in the race. It may be it’s a characteristic of the two tyre manufacturers. That’s what we have and what we live with and we’re very happy with that.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Q: (Livio Oricchio – O Estado de Sao Paulo) Michael, you suggested that there will be different strategies within the team. Is this correct?
MS: I didn’t say this.
Q: You suggested it.
MS: I said there are two possibilities for the strategy. I don’t know what these guys have. They’re not going to tell us. Ask them.

Q: (Fritz-Dieter Rencken – The Citizen) Michael, it’s nothing to do with the session, but can you confirm reports that you’ll be co-operating in some sort of Hollywood movie or cartoon?
MS: Yeah, it’s true that I give my voice for a sort of cartoon movie, yeah.

Q: (Fritz-Dieter Rencken – The Citizen) What character?
MS: A Ferrari car, what else?