Q: How much do you think people will leave a little margin - even if they say they're not leaving a margin, do you think people will?
MS: I guess the level of concentration is there straight away whereas sometimes it wasn't necessary to be there straight away as you knew the circuit would improve so much. So it's important to be just ready for the last run. Now it's only the one and final run and the concentration has to be there for this.

Q: Is there something that you specifically do to be right on the pace immediately?
MS: Just be aware of the facts. Just be aware of the fact that this is the run that counts.

Q: Michael, you have a fantastic record here, but how much of a tactical challenge is it going to be this weekend under the new rules?
MS: Yeah. If you compare it to other races, however, it's probably pretty similar in terms of tactical challenge, with maybe the extra fact that overtaking is very much unlikely here. But I think the logistic challenge for the team is much higher. To work in the circumstances that they have to work here, that's quite a big challenge for them.

Q: Are you worried about wild card qualifying?
MS: No, because if someone really does do something like that, and he does the speed that he does in qualifying, that will the speed that he will do in the race, probably for not very long, because he goes into the pits, but he can still do this speed, and therefore he goes with you or with whoever but he comes in earlier. But I don't think it's then the case that you need to be worried about blocking because it's a slowish car. It's not.

Q: Have they investigated what happened in the pits in Austria to your satisfaction?
MS: Yes, it's been explained to me and everything was clear afterwards.

Q: Do you have any worries for the future?
MS: No, I don't think so. It is a technical piece and we have seen problems with other teams in the past and now we had one but it is like everything - sometimes you can have problems with them and you can't always anticipate it.

Q: Can you tell us what the problem was?
MS: I think Ross [Brawn] is much better at explaining. I know there was some problem with the valve which got a problem after Rubens [Barrichello]'s refuelling where some fuel was in the wrong area and came out after my pit stop but the exact details I can't tell you.

Questions from the floor.

Q: Michael, some years ago you left Monaco to test the car. What will happen on Friday, on the free day?
Michael Schumacher: We don't intend to do testing. We maybe used to do some checks but I don't think it is scheduled.

Q: Michael, as a racing driver you want to win by whatever margin you can. This year, is it somewhat more satisfying because you really have to fight for the win?
MS: You can see it in different ways, even last year. Certainly there were races that were more easy to win, then there were other races that were tight, like Brazil and so on, but in the end if you have a tough race like we had in Austria and you are stuck in a position where you think you might have to be happy with third position and take the points then you still win it. That makes you extra happy; there is a certain extra satisfaction. Having said that, a driver fights for the championship instead of victories and the earlier and quicker he can achieve that the more confident and happy he is in another way, so you don't lose happiness by doing what we did last year.

Q: Michael, is Fernando your main enemy here in Monaco?
MS: He is a competitor, not an enemy...

Q: And Renault?
MS: It is a bit difficult to predict because we saw they were very strong in Barcelona, not so strong the race before in Imola, not so strong in Austria, so it will be interesting to see how strong they are here. I don't think there is any parallel at the moment where you can say that particular package is strong or is weak. I think a lot is within the tyre situation and we have to see how good the different teams run with the tyres that they have at the moment.