Formula One

Michael Schumacher: (on winning the 2006 San Marino GP) I am very happy! The result shows that work pays off and that the effort put in by everyone - the team and our partners - has delivered its reward. The key moment was staying ahead after the second pit stop. As we saw last year, overtaking at this track it's almost impossible, unless the guy in front makes a mistake. With all my years of experience, I knew that what I wanted to do was keep Alonso behind me, but at my pace, not pushing flat out and that's what I did. At this time I had a bit of graining, as had been the case in free practice and now we must work out what caused it. I hope we can keep up this standard in the coming races and I think that from now on, we will be very competitive.

Fernando Alonso: (on finishing 2nd in the 2006 San Marino GP) Second place and eight points is a perfect result for me this afternoon. We suspected that we had qualified with more fuel than the others, and the race showed we were right to pick that strategy. At a normal circuit, we could have won but this is Imola where overtaking is almost impossible. I could see that I was much faster than Michael in the second stint, and I was just trying to put pressure on him, hoping he would make a mistake. We did not plan to make our second stop when we did - we pitted early to try and overtake him but it didn't quite work. So I stayed in his slipstream and in the last five laps, put all the revs on the engine and tried to overtake. But the Ferrari was a lot quicker again at the end, and it didn't happen. Looking at the championship, though, this is perfect. My closest rivals at the start of the weekend were Fisichella and Raikkonen, and I have taken points from both of them. I am happy with this, and I know we will be stronger again in the Nurburgring.

Juan Pablo Montoya: (on finishing 3rd in the 2006 San Marino GP) I'm pleased with today's race and that we managed to get a podium position and some important Championship points. I made a good start off the line but was squeezed by traffic going into the first chicane and had to lift in order to avoid an incident. I then got stuck in traffic which cost me some time. I think it was clear as the race progressed that we had qualified on quite a heavy fuel load, but we were really able to take advantage of our strategy during the race. The guys did a great job in the pit stops which helped, but once I was in clear air the leaders were already about 13 seconds ahead, and it was too late for me. The focus was then just to bring the car back and get third place and some points. Everybody has been working hard for the past couple of weeks, and I think we have definitely made some progress with our package, I can't wait for the rest of the season and hopefully winning some races soon.

Christijan Albers: (on his collision with Yuji Ide) You know you can expect this... The problem is that the Super Aguris are missing some speed and we of course are missing some speed against the other ones, but they try to make everything good on the first lap in the first corner and this is it what happens.... It is really a shame....But the important thing is that we really have to work on our starts now to be sure that we are safe from this... It was really a surprise. You know they are always trying to search out a little space to go in [and pass] and I think sometimes there is too much risk.

Michael: (on his record breaking pole position) Well, the record is less important in a way. You look at it once you finish your racing and you may think about it, it was a little bit of a mixed feeling. But being here, as an ambassador in San Marino, in front of the tifosi, after all the pain of the last few weeks, is great.