Drivers: Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes), Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)

Questions from the floor:

Q: (Livio Oricchio - O Estado de Sao Paulo)

Lewis, you were one second faster than Kimi. Do you think this is the difference between McLaren and Ferrari at this circuit?

Lewis Hamilton:

No, I don't think so. As you could see in testing, we're very close. I think that it's obvious that, as Kimi was just saying, the track conditions also make a difference. Normally it's just how good a job a driver does and how good the car is but I think today a lot of it was down to getting a clean lap. I am only assuming that they didn't get a clear lap.

Q: (Heikki Kulta - Turun Sanomat)

Kimi, are you happier in third place than in second because of the dirtier side of the track?

Kimi Raikkonen:

Last year it was quite a disaster to be on the right hand side. We got a very bad start from there and usually I think it's been a similar story in the past, but hopefully it will help us tomorrow. You also need to make a good start yourself. I think overall I'm a bit happier to be on that side.

Q: (Randy Phillips - The Gazette)

Lewis, given the conditions of the track, the fact that there are places you can overtake here, does this race become more Monaco-like with the importance of being on pole position because of the deterioration of the track?

LH:

I don't think it's as important as it is in Monaco, because you can overtake, but the problem is when you go off-line there are loads of marbles, so for sure there is a good advantage in being on pole, being able to be out front. We're on a low downforce circuit, so the maximum downforce you can get, the better. We've got to make sure we get a good start tomorrow, cover my own ground and try to control it from there.

Q: (Panos Seitanidis - Drive Magazine)

Question for Lewis: given the fact that we are expecting a strange race tomorrow due to the weather and the conditions of the track, being in front, does it give you an advantage in terms of strategy, etc.?

LH:

I'm not sure it gives you an advantage in terms of strategy because at the end of the day we're all in the same boat, we could probably all be caught out by the weather or especially by the safety car. I think that can really be a disaster. But I'm quite surprised by the pace that we had and I'm quite surprised that it wasn't closer, because we're quite comfortable with the strategy that we're on. I don't see tomorrow being a problem but it's going to be hard. I think it's going to be a good battle between us three.

Q: (Mark Danby - Auto Magazine)

Lewis, on your last run did you get any raindrops on your visor?

LH:

I did actually. At the beginning of the lap, coming through the chicane, I had a couple of big drops but I couldn't really see whether it was a drop. I saw the clouds, it was getting a bit darker and I thought it was going to rain, so I was just hoping that I was going to get my last lap because I had not really had a good lap before and then also braking into the last corner, again for the chicane, I had another couple of drops but I just kept going for it and it didn't seem to give us any problems, so I think we just missed it.

Q: (Paolo Ianieri - La Gazzetta dello Sport)

Robert, tomorrow, for you is it going to be more a race where you are going to try to attack for the win or to defend yourself for second position from Ferrari?

Robert Kubica:

It will depend on the situation and on our pace. Looking through practice and qualifying, I think McLaren clearly has better pace as has also Ferrari, so it will be a tough race, starting from the front row, unfortunately on the wrong side of the track, but still I will try my best and try to score as many points as possible.

Q: (Guillaume Lavallée - AFP)

Do you think the track conditions here in Montreal are worse than ever and if it could be dangerous? Some drivers say it might be dangerous tomorrow.

KR:

I think it's the same as it has been for maybe the last three or four years. It always seems to break up and they always promise to fix it and the same happens again. I don't know. Maybe they should find some other people from somewhere else to fix the circuit.

LH:

I agree.

RK:

I agree.

Q: (Philippe Joubin - l'Equipe)

Robert, would you prefer rain tomorrow for the race?

RK:

I'm not sure. In some ways maybe yes, but still I think we are ready for both conditions. The Monaco race has shown that we can be strong in the wet, so I think we are prepared for both conditions.

Q: (Paolo Ianieri - La Gazzetta dello Sport)

Kimi, do you feel that the gap you have to McLaren is just because of the problems that you had at the hairpin or is McLaren a little bit further from you? And what are your chances of trying to win tomorrow or is going to be a race where you are simply going to look for a good position?

KR:

No, we will definitely to try to win tomorrow, but it depends on many different things. I don't see that the difference is one second in normal conditions. We've been very fast, we were faster than this morning and coming to qualifying the circuit breaks up straight away. I think we have had a very good car all weekend and it's a bit of a shame that we couldn't really use it as we wanted but obviously in the race I think we should have good speed.

Q: (Livio Oricchio - O Estado do Sao Paulo)

Kimi, you and your team-mate were very fast in T1 but in T3 you and Massa lost a lot of time in comparison to Lewis. Is there any reason for that?

KR:

Where? In the last sector? For sure, maybe they are a bit faster in a straight line but Lewis has been very fast all weekend in the last sector. But we lost more time there than before because I didn't get corner ten right at all because you end up on the marbles and just try to wait until the car wants to turn because it's like on ice and there's nothing that you can do. For sure that had a big effect.

Q: (Jeff Papone - Globe and Mail)

We keep talking about the track conditions and how it keeps breaking up. How bad does it have to get before the drivers don't want to come back here?

LH:

Me, I always want to come back here. I love it here, as you can tell. I think the track's fantastic. It's nothing major, they just need to fix it somehow. As Kimi said, get some people to come and do it properly. They keep putting small patches on the track and every year it gets eaten up and brought up and so they need to come up with another solution. The track's fantastic, the crowd is always amazing and the city is fantastic, so I think it would be a real shame to lose this as one of the Grands Prix in the season. I would be very disappointed.

RK:

I think it's quite disappointing to see these problems again, especially in qualifying already. In previous years we have seen in the races that it's starting to break up, but here already in Q1 we had problems. After every single qualifying the track was cleaned but after one lap it was again in the same condition. It's a nice track, everything is nice but it shouldn't happen in my opinion.

KR:

I enjoy it here and it's nice to come here every year but unfortunately the circumstances with the circuit always seem to be the same. Hopefully they can find a solution for next year and then we will have much better racing and more fun for everybody.

Q:

Robert, after last year, could this become your favourite track to have your first win?

RK:

Canada is one of my favourite tracks, from 2006 already, but I don't think we have the pace to win here.