Q: Rubens, immense pressure there as you went out last onto the circuit.
Rubens Barrichello: It's so amazing how life is at this moment because I've lived here for thirty years or for twenty years and then it was just like racing the go-kart, just think the same and go for it and just try your best. That's what I did, but as I went across the line and I saw that I was on pole, my legs were very numb because it was immense pressure, because if you make a mistake now, they would probably come down out of the grandstands and kill you! It's not quite like that, but it's good pressure and there's good energy all around so… We are at the same place as we were last year so step by step, I've won one (battle) and I think that's very important for the race tomorrow. We have a very very good car. I'm very serene. I think there's a good chance of winning the race tomorrow but that's the biggest step.

Q: Sensationally impressive accident your teammate Michael Schumacher had this morning; what sort of impact did that have on the team and your preparation in terms of set-up and maybe what caused his accident?
RB: First of all, it was a shame because it was a biggy, big impact and luckily Michael was OK but he had to take his T-car and then he had no run at all and so he had to re-think a little bit. It was pretty much set, the way we were going to go for qualifying. I still think Michael's going to have a really good race tomorrow but unfortunately the ten places really damaged his chances of being out there and fighting for pole.

Q: Juan Pablo, an all Latin-American front row, great qualifying lap from you too. Talk us through that, how was sector one, for example?
Juan Pablo Montoya: Naaoo. I think sector wasn't brilliant. The first corner is a corner where you can gain a little bit or you can lose a lot and I decided just to take it a bit safer and lost a bit of time from what I could have done. But I'm very happy, the rest of the lap was very good. It would have been close with Rubens but it would have been hard to beat him anyway. I'm happy. It's the last race for Williams and I really want to thank everybody back at the factory. Williams and BMW have done a great job for me in the last four years and this is the last race for them with me, and I'm going to just try to do my best tomorrow, like I always do.

Q: I'm sure there are a lot of Colombian fans coming to the race tomorrow. What are your thoughts on the atmosphere and how the race is going to go tomorrow with Rubens alongside you there?
JPM: It's going to be exciting. Hopefully I can get a good start and we can keep up with them. Normally they're very quick, but my car has been feeling really good here and we should be really strong here. It would be nice to finish on a high note here.

Q: Kimi, it looked impressive yesterday and today; McLaren look to be in very good shape. Is that how it seems from your standpoint?
Kimi Raikkonen: Yes, I've been happy with the car… OK, maybe not to start with because I spun off once but ever since that, the car has been very good and I was happy with the qualifying. In the corner one, the rear end got a little bit loose and in corner nine also, but otherwise it was a pretty good lap and I think we're in good shape.

Q: Very very close between you and Juan Pablo and Rubens is only two tenths ahead; is that indicative of how the race is going to go, do you think?
KR: Ah, it's difficult to say what they are doing. We only know what we are doing and I think we have very good tactics so hopefully third place is (a) better (place) to start than second, maybe it's more clean, I don't know but we will see how it goes, but we are going to give our best and hopefully we can win.

Q: Rubens, I think most people in Formula One would love to see you win tomorrow. Can you just talk us through the next 12 hours from your point of view, the amount of pressure you're going to have and what it means to you to be on the pole for this Brazilian Grand Prix?
RB: To be very honest with you, I think the pressure is already gone. I'm going to sleep on my bed which I love so much, and the thing that's going to take care of me is my son. I will get home and it will be just a normal day, playing with him, and it's going to be nice. It's just a normal day. Be here tomorrow… we have sold out of all the tickets and do what we did last year. I think last year I was very much prepared to win the race and I feel prepared to win it now. If that's what's reserved for me tomorrow that's fine; otherwise we're going to fight to get the best result out there, but I'm going to give it my best for the win.

PRESS CONFERENCE

Q: As you came across the line, it's almost as though you knew at that moment you were on pole; how did you know?
RB: Well, because I was the last car so basically they told me as Juan Pablo finished the lap that he was able to pip Kimi's time and it was a 10.8s, so when I saw the 10.6s, even though sometimes that can be a 10.68s or a 10.71s, it was better than a 10.8s so at that time I was on pole.

Q: Could you see from the crowd's reaction as well?
RB: Yes, absolutely, because at the end of the day, everyone is trying to save a bit of fuel and so I was going quite slowly, looking at them, and I could see them shouting.