Kimi, quicker of the two Ferrari drivers. You are always in the points here in Canada but it looked like sector three is always a difficult one for Ferrari. The top speed is not quite there relative to McLaren Mercedes.

Kimi Raikkonen:
The car has been good all weekend. Even this morning it was very good and then going into qualifying it is quite a joke with the circuit. It is always the same thing, the circuit breaks down and you miss the corner because there is so much sand. I lost so much time in corner 10 as I couldn't get around as the car just went straight and didn't give any traction. I am a bit disappointed on that because we had a car that could fight for pole position and we will see tomorrow how it is going to be in the race and whether it is going to be a nightmare when we do 70 laps and it breaks up after two laps. It is going to be quite interesting.

Q:
It is not the first time we have had problems like this in Canada. And yesterday was a difficult day to make any sort of judgement because of the weather. Can you just talk us through this morning about any signs that were there and precisely how is the track breaking up. Is it on the apex? Is the biggest problem on the edge of the racing line?

KR:
I have had a very good car all weekend like I said and this morning also. Then suddenly because the weather heated up a little bit and the circuit didn't last. The problem is the black patches. They have redone it every year and every year at the same places it breaks down and people go off because of that. Like I say, it is going to be quite an interesting race, difficult, so I will just try to stay on the circuit.

Q:
Lewis, it is going to be a dramatic race by any consideration whether it is the weather we are talking about or the track surface. A difficult race, therefore, to prepare for.

LH:
It is and as you see the last few races have been quite difficult but I think with the experience of leading the race here last year and having the four safety cars last year we can expect it is going to be pretty similar especially as Kimi just commented on the track surface which is not great. It is going to make it very tricky. I am sure these two guys are going to be pushing me very hard. We have just got to do the best job we can and try to score as many points as we can. But as you know the safety car could cause a lot of trouble for everyone, so we have just got to make sure that I am on point and so is the team.


Press conference:

Q:
Lewis, surprisingly of course this is only your second pole this year. What's made the difference here?

LH:
That's a good question. I think everything came together. We had good gaps, the car feels good and I think we are really on top of our game this weekend. For whatever reason we seem to have better pace than the others and so I am comfortable where we are.

Q:
Does it give you extra impetus knowing that you won from pole here last year as well?

LH:
Yes, certainly. This is a circuit where you can overtake. It is for sure not easy to follow but it is always best to be out in front on any circuit. Last year I had a great race and being able to control the pace and being able to control people under the safety cars was the key. Tomorrow is going to be very, very tough and I think that with all the safety cars I just hope and pray I don't get caught out by any of the safety cars.

Q:
You were just talking about the track breaking up. There was shadow as well as the sun went in during the final part of the qualifying. There is a bit of wind at the moment and they are even talking about rain tomorrow. They could be chucking everything at you.

LH:
Yeah, it was a real challenge and in the session the track was even worse. I think that is why everyone went out a bit early or at least why we did. I am sure that is why Ferrari went out early. You just really tried to get the best out of the track while it was still in one piece. It is quite poor to be honest. We had the same problem last year. I am pretty sure I have seen it in all the years I watched it, they have always had problems here. Even though they have patched up the corners they are still coming up, so that's something they need to improve as it is dangerous with so many marbles. But I really hope that the safety car doesn't cause us any problems.

Q:
And, of course, you've always enjoyed some family support. But I believe there is a little bit extra this weekend.

LH:
In terms of what?

Q:
Your mother.

LH: