Length: 3.340 km
Number of Laps: 78 (260.520 Km)
Best Lap: M. Schumacher - 1'14''439 (2004, Ferrari)
Record Pole: F. Alonso - 1'13''962 (2006, Renault)
2006 Pole: F. Alonso - 1'13''962 (Renault)
2006 Podium: F. Alonso - JP. Montoya - D. Coulthard

Q: What were the conditions like from your point of view in terms of potential rain, any rain drops falling, and indeed, the traffic?
FM: Well, the conditions today were pretty difficult. Tomorrow we have the possibility of having some showers, maybe even in the race, so if we have that, it will really be a big lottery and it will be a little bit of a funny race but hopefully we stop in the pits to change tyres at the right moment, to do everything in the right way. The race is pretty long as well, so concentration will be very important. Hopefully we can put everything together tomorrow.

PRESS CONFERENCE

Q: Felipe, disappointed or pleased with third?
FM: Pleased because I did a good lap, so I think it was a good position, looking at McLaren’s pace. I think it was a good lap, I tried the best I could, so I think starting third is not a bad result, looking that the race here in Monaco is always very special. I think I’m definitely not disappointed. I’m confident, looking forward to the race tomorrow, and trying to finish the race with as many points as I can, looking at the championship.

Q: Were you held up by traffic at all? You were having a word with Kubica at the end.
FM: I don’t think it was me. I had traffic, but only on my first run, which was Lewis but then when I did my best lap, I didn’t have any traffic, so it was a very clean lap, so it was pretty OK, no particular problem.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Q: (Rodrigo Franca – Racing Magazine) You three said Monaco is special because of everything. Ayrton Senna was remembered just yesterday and I would like you all to say something about him…
FM: I was a big fan of his and all of us. He was particular here in this race he was a kind of king of Monaco and it would be nice to have him here just for five minutes to ask him what he was doing here just to help me a little bit!

Q: (Juha Päätalo – Financial Times Germany) Felipe, was there any way you could have got pole position, maybe with some strategies, or were McLaren just too fast?
FM: I don’t know. The strategy we will know tomorrow. So after the race maybe I will tell you if it was possible to use a different strategy to take pole position. But in the end maybe the pole position is not everything and the race is the most important thing. We have a reasonable good strategy – we will know that tomorrow – and I think I did a good lap as well, but I think pole position today was a bit difficult.

Q: (Andrea Cremonesi – La Gazzetta dello Sport) Felipe, did you feel extra pressure as the only Ferrari driver fighting for pole?
FM: No, usually, we drive alone. We don’t drive with two drivers. We have our own cars and we drive alone. So it didn’t mean anything to me.

Q: (Andrea Cremonesi – La Gazzetta dello Sport) Kimi had a bad day. Do you think this will have an affect in the championship?
FM: I agree with what Fernando said. He said everything. The only thing is that he had a bad qualifying, but if it is raining maybe he can have a good race tomorrow even starting from the back. You never know. The races here can be very different. But it is also true that there are many races to go. It is important also to be consistent, every race, but there is nothing finished yet. You can recover. Maybe one of us can have a bad day tomorrow. I had already my bad day in qualifying at the first race.