Jean Todt: A fantastic pole position for Michael and a wonderful basis from which to start his 200th Grand Prix. As for Rubens, he produced a good performance and starting from the third row means he has every possibility to do well. Obviously, when trying to draw conclusions from the qualifying result we have to take into account the fuel levels and tyre types chosen by our rivals. In our case, we know we can count on good consistency from the Bridgestone tyres. Tomorrow, as usual, reliability, strategy and the rate of tyre degradation will be key factors. Having said that, all the elements are in place for Ferrari to aim for a great result.

Ross Brawn: I think we can expect a very exciting race with Montoya alongside Michael on the front row, especially in the opening laps. It will certainly add something to the expectations of this Spanish Grand Prix and I think that a lot of people will now want to watch it, both here and on television. From what we have seen, our rivals' tyres are very quick over one lap and then degrade somewhat, while ours are very consistent. For Michael it will be important not to lose ground in the opening part of the race. If he manages it, he can control the pace, otherwise it will be a very hard fight. Starting from the third row, Rubens will have to be very patient. His car is well balanced and it will be possible for him to get a good result.

Sam Michael (Chief Operations Engineer, WilliamsF1): Juan did a good job in qualifying so he should be in a good position to challenge in the race tomorrow. It's a shame we don't have both cars at the front. We had a good morning practice, during which we tried some new chassis set-ups, which we will run in the race, so we're looking forward to a good day tomorrow.

Mario Theissen (BMW Motorsport Director): This was a very good qualifying session for us. I would have expected the two Ferraris to have been on the front row, and also for the other B.A.R. to have been further up the grid. Ralf obviously had problems with the handling of the car, mainly in the second sector, which cost him time and so a better grid position. On Friday, we saw the Ferraris doing very consistent lap times with their tyres, so I assume they will have an advantage in the race as well.

Ron Dennis: "The drivers' comments explain our poor qualifying positions. This morning's times would have put us further up the grid. However our general race pace seems quite good, which will hopefully give us the opportunity to be a bit more competitive in the race tomorrow."

Norbert Haug: "We knew that Barcelona would be difficult for us. However we will fight to score points."

Pat Symonds, Executive Director of Engineering: "It was a fantastic lap from Jarno, and he well deserves his spot on the second row. He and his team worked hard on the balance of his car this morning, and this result reflects how good a job they did. If he makes a good start, I think we could see him challenging hard on the first lap. As for Fernando, he did not have much luck at his home race. Our data indicates it was a good lap, but the gusty conditions were near their peak at that time and he found the car was even moving about on the straight because of the wind, which gives some measure of how difficult a task he had. However, it will be a close fight tomorrow and as we have seen on a number of occasions this year, he is capable of a very strong result from eighth; for Jarno, a podium finish is a realistic objective."

Denis Chevrier, Engine Operations Manager: "This was our best qualifying performance of the year so far: Jarno is in a perfect position to fight at the front tomorrow, while Fernando will undoubtedly put in an aggressive drive from eighth. Our programmes today went perfectly according to plan, and in light of the hierarchy we have seen appear this weekend, we have the logical hope of seeing at least one Renault on the podium tomorrow."

David Richards, Team Principal: "I am delighted that Taku has done such a good job translating his winter testing form into this terrific performance today. Friday was not easy for him, and yet he maintained his focus and calmly set about delivering his best result yet. I think he has shown in his short history with the team that he is not easily intimidated by the top names, and I expect to see him making an early challenge on the front row. As for Jenson, it is obviously a disappointment given that we know he has phenomenal speed at this circuit. However, my view is that as a team we have to take these challenges in our stride and that it is just part of the learning process. I fully expect that Jenson will be able to get back in the points, and provide strong back-up to Taku."

Geoffrey Willis, Technical Director: "Today did not run quite to plan. Takuma had a very good lap only just losing out on a front row position at the last moment. An uncharacteristic mistake from Jenson caused him to run wide at turn 7, dropping him to 14th place, probably as a result of pushing too hard in the gusty conditions. The track has been quite difficult all day with low grip and inconsistent conditions, but we have been happy with the speed and balance of the car. Takuma is clearly in a great position for the race, but Jenson will have a lot of work to do tomorrow. Our target, as always, is to get both cars in the points and one on the podium."

Shuhei Nakamoto, Engineering Director, Honda Racing Development: "Taku has done a good job to get third place today. We have a competitive car here and I am sure we can fight for the podium again this Sunday."

Peter Sauber (Team Principal): "Giancarlo fully exploited the potential of the car this afternoon, and starting from 12th place he can achieve something tomorrow. Felipe had similar potential and without his mid-sector mistake would have been at the same level as Giancarlo, as he had been in all the practice sessions."

Dr Mark Gillan Head of Vehicle Performance: Mark did a very good job today and I am pleased with his 9th position although I know that he would have liked higher, his minor error cost him a number of places. However, 9th is a good points challenging position to start from and we will be looking to our strategy to stand us in good stead. Christian unfortunately has not had as much time in the car this weekend and was unable to capitalise on the R5 inherent pace as much as we had hoped. The pace of the car is there so we need to be aiming higher in qualifying with Christian if we are to gain the points that we know we are capable of. The car continues to be reliable and I am looking forward to the race tomorrow. The track is a difficult in places and can catch even experienced drivers out so we will be making the most of this and looking for the chequered flag and some points to reward the hard work of the team.

James Robinson: It is good to out-qualify Sauber and Jaguar for the first time as this reinforces the improvements we have made in recent weeks. It was a demanding session for us as Nick's car developed a gearbox problem before qualifying which meant changing the gearbox within a very tight time frame to get the car out in first qualifying. During the session, the drivers found that strong winds tended to change the balance of the car. Unfortunately Giorgio made a mistake on his lap and we decided it was worth him finishing it as it still looked as though he could get ahead of the Minardis. He managed to stay ahead of one but the time lost was of too much detriment to be able to get ahead of both. On the positive side this weekend, so far we have not lost any track time to technical problems and it is encouraging to see the gap between us and the cars ahead starting to narrow. Let's see what the race brings tomorrow.

Paul Stoddart, Team Principal, Wilux Minardi Cosworth: Barcelona is a track where Minardi gives away a bit of time to those teams that are testing here almost continuously. It's therefore pleasing to see our times were quite respectable today, and although we still need to improve, I'm confident we'll have an interesting race tomorrow.

Hisao Suganuma, Technical Manager of Bridgestone Motorsport: A great pole position for Michael and Bridgestone. It was his fourth this year which is an impressive record in just five races. We know we have good race tyres so to see this afternoon's qualifying performance was especially pleasing. The Bridgestone tyres have proven to be extremely consistent in the Friday and Saturday practices over long runs and we have had no problems with tyre wear so I expect all our teams to be competitive tomorrow in the race. Sauber and Jordan should be able to use this to their advantage and I expect Rubens, in particular, to regain a front position before long. All in all, a positive start to the weekend.

Ross Brawn, Technical Director of Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro: This afternoon's time was what we expected. It is certainly going to be exciting with Michael and Juan Pablo on the front row of the grid! It should please the crowd. Michael was pretty impressive and I think with the Bridgestone tyre we've got Rubens should also have a good race tomorrow if we're patient and see how things go. The start will be critical but we should be strong. We've seen already that our rivals are quick in one lap but then seem to degrade a lot whilst we're quick in the middle of the stint. The key will be to unlock [our] performance in the middle stint.

Jenson Button's challenge for a second consecutive F1 pole position ended when he ran wide onto the dirt at Campsa, a quick-right-hander. The BAR-Honda star lost a considerable chunk of time and qualified only 14th.

In addition his stirring qualifying performance, Sato set the fastest race lap of the weekend so far - a 1m 14.836s - during this morning's final free practice session.

Pascal Vasselon, Michelin F1 programme manager: "Last night's rain didn't affect track conditions too dramatically. The surface was a little slippery this morning but grip swiftly returned to normal.

"We brought three dry-weather compounds to this race and our partner teams found it easy to make their final selection. Two of those options will be used in the race. Barcelona is renowned as a punishing track but we are very pleased with the way our tyres are performing. They have been fast and consistent and we have no concerns at all about their durability in racing conditions tomorrow."