Felipe, you have got a big smile on your face and I guess it is that before qualifying you said you don't really like this place.
Felipe Massa: I still cannot believe that I am on pole. It is unbelievable. I was pushing very hard to learn how to drive here because it was the place where I struggled every time I came here. On the first day I was still a little bit concerned on the second sector but then I managed to put everything together to learn some tricks in some corners and also having a great car. I still can't believe I am on pole.

Talk us through those closing minutes and how late in Q3 that you got that lap in.
FM: I did the first try and it was not a bad lap. I saw I was missing some time in a couple of corners. I saw the lap time was not that so far away from Kimi and Lewis. I think I was a couple of tenths over. I knew I was able to improve a little bit but I was thinking they would improve a little bit as well but I improved a lot and I was able to do a perfect lap and in Monaco it is almost impossible to do a perfect lap. It is becoming good here as well.

Was there one aspect of the lap in particular that you found the time?
FM: I think everywhere. I already braked quite late in turn one and turn one was never a good corner for me or for us compared to McLaren. I braked very late but then I saw that the car stopped and I managed to get a good exit as well, so then I said ‘ok, I've got to push all through the lap' because it has to be like that at every corner otherwise you can maybe lose two-tenths very easily. I managed to do everything the same in every corner and I am pole.

Kimi, congratulations on an all Ferrari front row. Talk us through Q3 from your point of view.
Kimi Raikkonen: It was okay the first run. The second run was also not too bad but I just took it a bit too easy in the first corner and lost some time compared to the first try. Then I managed to do a good lap apart from the first few corners but it was not enough and here it is not a good thing but tomorrow we will probably have really difficult conditions, so it is going to be good fun.

What was the tyre situation like today?
KR: For me really the tyres have been working well. It is just a bit difficult to get the first lap out of them but apart from that they have worked really well.

Ferrari have shown phenomenal pace and reliability over the last four races and you have always been very quick in slow corners. What was the feeling coming in to Monaco this year?
KR: For sure we didn't really know what to expect as last year was difficult for us here and some other races. But we improved the car where we needed. Before we came here we were not 100 per cent sure how we were going to do. It looks like we made a good step and we are able to challenge for wins, so that is a good thing.

Lewis, I guess you must be disappointed but I guess you must be thinking about strategy and what fuel loads everybody is running?
Lewis Hamilton: Yeah, absolutely. I think we did a solid job. For sure we anticipated we would be a little bit quicker. I guess we were surprised by the Ferraris' pace. Both my laps were quite good. I was quite happy with the way the whole session went. There were no problems with traffic. We lost a little bit in the last sector but generally the car felt good and I felt I strung together two solid laps but the time just wasn't there. But still I am happy with the strategy we are on, so tomorrow we should see how we do.

Can you pinpoint perhaps where you might have been losing time in sectors two and three?
LH: I think in sector two we lose out a lot on traction, probably going up the straight out of turn eight and up through the tunnel to the chicane and then in the last sector I think in the last couple of corners I am not able to brake as late as we would hope.

What does that mean from a driver's point of view round Monte Carlo as obviously you are on the limit and you are almost scraping those walls but you are having to allow for that slight difference in performance between the two cars.
LH: I think in practice doing your lap is quite easy and I was able to push when I wanted, so we felt quite confident that we would have the pace. This was more having to be more on the limit in Q3 but the car wasn't happy but we will push really hard in the race and I am sure we will be able to compete.

Felipe, the job is half-over. The last time a Ferrari driver won from pole was Jody Scheckter in 1979. There are other factors for tomorrow with possible changes in the weather conditions. Your thoughts going into the race?
FM: For sure tomorrow will be another day and it will be very tough because we have a lot of possible problems in front of us. The rain could come at any time and the race in Monaco is the most difficult one to keep on the track and with a good pace because you are very close to the wall all the time. Whatever comes into your mind maybe can be enough for retirement. I am looking forward to having a great day tomorrow and be clever in whatever condition we approach.