Ross Brawn: It was a straightforward Friday without any real problems. The cars went well and we managed to fine tune the set-up based on the data acquired last week. Both drivers were happy with the work we did. We were able to do a series of runs to evaluate the behaviour of the Bridgestone tyres over a number of laps. As expected, the softer one seems to be quickest on the first lap, but a little less consistent overall. Now we have to look at the data along with the various strategies available to us to make the best choice for qualifying and for the race.

Sam Michael (Technical Director, WilliamsF1): After we had done most of the testing here last week, we used today's practice basically for selecting tyres and fine tuning the wing level. In the second session Antonio had a heavy crash. Thankfully he is ok. This was due to a front left brake disc failure. We are currently investigating the cause of this.

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director): Until Antonio's accident, we had a proper test day, today. We did our standard programme and did not have any engine problems. Antonio was in the midst of completing a long run in order to find out more about the tyre performance over a longer distance. However, I think we have still recorded sufficient data for our tyre choice. Now we are obviously checking that the engine in Antonio's car was not damaged. So far it appeared ok.

Ron Dennis: "It's far too early to make any predictions, but so far so good."

Norbert Haug: "A nice beginning to the weekend, but it's impossible to make any predictions yet. Ferrari remains the benchmark, but to be quick on Friday can't be bad taking into consideration that we prepared for the race. Tomorrow the plan is to improve step by step."

Pat Symonds, Executive Director of Engineering: "Following our three days of testing at this circuit last week, we did not expect today's running to generate too many surprises - and that proved to be the case. Our day was devoted to making our tyre choice and this confirmed our initial conclusions from the test. The car balance is not perfect but that is normal for a Friday: both drivers have found the car unstable at the rear, which is understandable given the low levels of downforce here at Monza, and we will tune the set-up tomorrow to improve the handling. Overall, we completed a smooth, well-organised day."

Denis Chevrier, Engine Operations Manager: "On the engine side, our work today was reduced significantly by last week's test session. Circuit-specific parameters such as oil levels, fuel consumption and cooling had already been calculated, which meant much of our normal Friday programme did not need to be run. Consequently, we spent the day fine-tuning the engine for the ambient conditions but overall, learned little new information. The two sessions proved the competition will be extremely close, as expected, and we find ourselves in our traditional Friday positions among the top ten runners. However, only eight tenths of a second cover the top nine cars, and we will need to continue to make progress tomorrow ahead of what we expect to be a very tight qualifying session."

Anthony Davidson set the team's initial pace this morning, ending the first session in 3rd place behind the two Ferraris. He conducted most of the running to achieve 25 laps, whilst race drivers Jenson Button and Takuma Sato completed only five and eight laps as they waited for the track to pick up grip. They ended the morning 6th and 11th respectively.

This afternoon, Jenson, Takuma and Anthony ended the session 4th, 6th and 8th with Anthony completing an excellent 37 laps, taking his day's tally to 62 laps - well over the 53-lap race distance at Monza.

David Richards, Team Principal: "Given that all of the teams were here a week ago it is no surprise to see the top nine cars covered by less than a second, and it satisfying to see all three of our drivers in the top eight today. With over 100 laps completed between the three of them we have a very good basis on which to make our decisions for the rest of the weekend, and I feel confident that we are in good shape for tomorrow."

Geoffrey Willis, Technical Director: "Friday running is normally straightforward at Monza since we follow straight on from our three-day test here. We have been competitive throughout the sessions and have had no problems with the chassis or engine. As usual the track conditions have not been quite as good as at the test, but we expect this to improve throughout the weekend. The only incident we encountered today was when Anthony, like a number of other drivers, was caught out by the slipperiness of the kerbs which have been repainted since last week's test."

Shuhei Nakamoto, Engineering Director, Honda Racing Development: "A good day today for all three of our drivers. We're running a new spec engine this weekend so I am pleased we have done a lot of laps and have a lot of useful data to go over tonight. Overall it's great to be back at Monza, and I'm sure tomorrow's qualifying session will be very exciting."

Peter Sauber (Team Principal): "It was another normal Friday practice for us. It is always difficult to make accurate assessments of performance after these initial sessions, but here it is particularly tricky because the gaps in the midfield are so small. However, I believe that we are well prepared for the race."

Dr Mark Gillan - Head of Vehicle Performance: All three cars have been reliable today and this is reflected in the number of laps that we have completed. We have been working on our tyre programme with all three drivers and we have some very detailed feedback from them. We have also been looking at a comprehensive aerodynamic performance and tyre management programme based on our previous test work. The circuit continues to change however and we have made continuous developments to ensure that the balance remains good for all three drivers. I am pleased with the job that the team has done over the last few weeks and we are now looking to reap the benefits over the next two-days.

James Robinson: A mixed Friday for Jordan. It was very unfortunate to lose Nick's car on the circuit in the first laps of the second session and we are examining why that happened and if we can recover the situation. Meanwhile Timo showed good pace which was very encouraging, following on from a successful test last week. The tyres look to be working very well and the team has worked hard to improve the car based on the information from the test.

Paul Stoddart: Team Principal: It was an interesting day for the Minardi team in that we completed our entire test programme with all three cars. It's also always pleasing to end the day between the Jordans. It shows the testing we did here last week paid dividends, with Bas today almost equalling the team's best time set in testing. The drivers, and the whole team, did a great job as Minardi prepares for one of its 'home' races.

Hisao Suganuma, Bridgestone Motorsport Technical Manager: All the Bridgestone teams tried their respective two tyre specifications with each type showing competitive performance traits. There are naturally some pros and cons with each of the specs so we must now carefully analyse the data to enable us to advise the teams about the best tyre for the remainder of the weekend. This morning the track was quite green making it difficult to make proper use of the results and we did see some graining on the fronts and high wear on the rear but the track improved continuously as the sessions progressed and we are now satisfied with both the performance and wear of the specifications we have brought here this weekend. We just need to take into account the improving track over the weekend when making the final tyre choices with the Bridgestone teams.

Ross Brawn, Technical Director of Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro: Very straight forward sessions today with no problems. We did two good, long runs on both specifications of tyre enabling us to make our tyre choice this evening. We shall make a decision in conjunction of course with our preferred strategy. The cars are handling well and generally we picked up where we left off in the test here last week. We're quite happy and looking forward to the rest of the weekend.

Jenson Button (B·A·R-Honda, fifth), Antonio Pizzonia (BMW WilliamsF1 Team, sixth), Takuma Sato (B·A·R-Honda, seventh), Juan Pablo Montoya (BMW WilliamsF1 Team, eight) and Fernando Alonso (Renault, ninth), Jarno Trulli (Renault, 10th), David Coulthard (Team McLaren Mercedes, 11th), Björn Wirdheim (Jaguar, 12th) and Ryan Briscoe (Toyota, 13rd) also reflected the competitive edge Michelin and its partner teams demonstrated during the recent Monza test.

Williams driver Antonio Pizzonia's second free practice session was cut short when he spun off and hit the tyre wall at the high-speed Parabolica curve. His car sustained substantial rear-end damage in the impact.

Pierre Dupasquier, Michelin motorsport director: "As always, Friday is a little bit of a guessing game because we don't know what fuel levels teams were running at any given time. What I can say for certain, however, is that Michelin's dry-weather tyres have performed just as well as we anticipated they would in the wake of our successful pre-race test here. Our 'primary' and 'option' compounds have been both fast and consistent - and some of our partners have been able to produce almost identical levels of performance with the two different tyres. Our engineers will need to run through the data with a fine-toothed comb before any decisions can be made.

"So far, everything has run very smoothly. The only remaining question concerns the weather, because forecasters predict that there is a strong chance of rain on Sunday. But that holds no fears for us: as we proved at Spa two weeks ago, we are able to run competitively whatever the conditions."