Fernando, a big win, not only win number six by a large margin but also on a day when your nearest championship rival failed to score.
Fernando Alonso: Yes, it was obviously a fantastic day, perfect for me. I did my perfect race, the car's balance was also almost perfect from the beginning to the end, we didn't adjust anything in the pit stop because I felt really, really good and competitive. Obviously it was not enough in the first 30 laps to follow Kimi because he was a bit quicker than us, two or three tenths a lap, so I thought at that time that second place was good enough but after the retirement from Kimi the race was a little bit boring, ha, ha, being in first place with such a gap.

Boring but no doubt emotional seeing Kimi by the side of the circuit there and then obviously traffic and the normal problems that can occur in the late stages of the race.
FA: Yes, always traffic has been a little bit worse than normal in the last two races and here again we didn't see any blue flags at all, so it was a bit of luck, and then at the end of the race I had a group of four or five cars in front of me so I just backed off a bit, Juan Pablo was 30 seconds behind me and we didn't have any problem at the end.

Obviously you had reliability on your side, but as you said the pace was there from Kimi in the opening laps. What are your thoughts on the difference between the McLaren and the Renault in the upcoming races?
FA: Yes, it was a good surprise I think. McLaren were so dominant all weekend and now in the race we saw that we improved a bit. We know that in race pace we are a little bit closer to them and I think for the coming races we need to improve our car and package if we are to beat them because they are a bit quicker than us but the race is 70 laps, not 30, and we finish the races.

Juan Pablo, you had the heaviest fuel load in the field and a great drive through the field into second.
Juan Pablo Montoya: It is a bit frustrating because based on the pace on the fuel we had I should have won a race but I made a mistake yesterday. I did apologise to all the guys who work on my car yesterday but at least today I put it back on the podium coming up from 20th to second so that was not bad.

And you had some interesting racing along the way?
JPM: Yeah, it was good. The first few laps were a bit crazy. I managed to save quite a bit of fuel on the first stint, running behind traffic and when I had a clear track I pushed. The same thing when I caught Michael and Jenson, it was save fuel there. I got a bit worried when Jenson passed Michael. My car was quick by itself but not so good in traffic, but it was a good day.

Q; Yesterday, you are a great driver but how did that spin occur on that lap?
JPM: I think the problem was on the kerb when I lifted and the rear end just came out. It was a bit of a shame, it was a good lap and I had more fuel than Kimi and my idea was to put it on pole. I knew the car was quick enough to put on pole, I knew that Kimi's lap wasn't great and if I got a good lap it was good enough to be there. Up to there it was a good lap, I just didn't finish it!

Jenson, your second podium finish of the year if you include Imola. It was a great race with Michael Schumacher.
Jenson Button: Yeah, it was a good race, a lot of fun. It was nice to actually be battling with someone. Michael got in front of me at the start of the race, he drove off wide on the first turn and was able to get in front then after the first pit stop I was just stuck behind him and couldn't get past. It is just so, so difficult to get past the Ferrari around here. I finally passed him in the hairpin then disappeared for a lap before my pit stop. But that lost me a lot of time and maybe there was a bit more we could have done if I wasn't stuck behind him, but even so it has been a good weekend for us and I have to thank the whole team, they have done a great job.

It was a great pass on Michael, right down the inside there, he tried to defend but had the line.
JB: Yeah, Michael is never the easiest person to overtake but it was a reasonably good move. I knew at the corner apexes he was very slow and he really had to slow the car down so I knew that was the best place to do it at the slowest corner on the circuit, so I was very happy with it. To get a podium here, for the team, it is such a tough season it is a fantastic result and it can only mean better things for us for the rest of the year.

And you closed a bit on Juan Pablo in the closing stages.
JB: Yeah, you never know what people are doing, if they are taking it easy or not. But the car did feel good, as soon as I got past Michael the lap times were the low 16s, which for us was quick, and the car was working well. I had a pretty stable balance during the race and very consistent.

Fernando, the world championship is looming, it was a big day for you in terms of points, what are your thoughts and approach to the remainder of the season?
FA: At the moment, after 13 races, I approach the championship thinking race by race and so far it has been a good way to approach because I have a nice gap. So let's keep doing the same thing. Race by race, obviously 70 points left to race and I have (an advantage of) 36, I think, so that is half of the points, so it is a good gap for me and hopefully if we keep finishing the races with our car I think it will be difficult for him to recover this.

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