After a frustrating Monaco Grand Prix where his gap to the Drivers' Championship lead increased from four to twenty-one points, Kimi heads to Montreal focused on getting right back in the fight.

What are your feelings after Monaco?
Kimi Raikkonen: We had a bad result on Sunday in Monaco; that was clear for anyone to see. It could have been even worse, but it could have been much better as well. We came out with one point so at least we got something back after losing the solid fifth place, but that's not much consolation. The car felt good for qualifying and the race which is a positive as it was another circuit - and a difficult circuit - where we've been able to have the car pretty much as we wanted. We still lack just a little bit of speed in qualifying sometimes, but our race pace was good again; not that you can show that when you're stuck behind slower cars like we saw in Monaco. We don't know how the car will be in Montreal - we will have the answer to that question soon - but there's no reason why we shouldn't be competitive again.

It was quite some fight back you made at the end of the race…
KR: Well, that was a bit different as I had fresh tyres and we should never have been in that position in the first place, but it was good to at least get a point at the end. In a way, it almost makes it more frustrating as when we had the clean air after the pit stop it was probably the first time you saw how quick our car really was.

You were pretty frustrated after the race?
KR: No-one wants to lose so many points thanks to the actions of another driver, but that race is over; Monaco is just a distant memory and I'm all ready for Canada.

What's your opinion of Canada?
KR: I have won there which was pretty good, but I have experienced some setbacks there as well. Many times the race has been quite a lottery as there seem to be different things which affect it. The weather can change a lot, sometimes the tyres or the track aren't working very well, sometimes there are a lot of safety cars, or sometimes another driver runs into the back of you when you're waiting at a red light. As for the place itself, I've always liked Montreal. It is one of the nicest cities we visit all year.

What do you need for a good result in Canada?
KR: A good car. Like at every circuit you need to get the set-up exactly right. You need a well-balanced chassis in the medium downforce configuration and you don't want to be too hard on brakes as there's a lot of aggressive braking there. It's something I quite enjoy, the stop and go style of the circuit.

Is Montreal another circuit where qualifying is crucial?
KR: Qualifying is important at every circuit, but not as essential as it was in Monaco to get a good result. It's not easy to get past, but there are one or two places to overtake.

What are your thoughts on the Championship after losing ground to Sebastian Vettel?
KR: For sure we lost ground on the lead in Monaco, but it's not over yet. It's still early in the season and twenty-one points behind is not too much to catch up; especially if Sebastian has a bad weekend too at some point. The most important thing is that we return to our race level before Monaco to get things going our way as soon as possible.

After a weekend to forget in Monaco, our Frenchman heads to another French-speaking nation hopeful of very different fortunes.

It was an eventful weekend for you in Monaco… what are your thoughts now you've been able to reflect?
Romain Grosjean: It was certainly a rollercoaster, and one where we could have achieved a lot more with the pace of the car. No-one wants to make contact with the barriers at Monaco and it's a fine balance between going fast and going too fast; there's such a tiny margin for error as I found out. The positives are that we significantly improved the car again to make it more predictable over the weekend and that helped me a lot. I think we had the pace to be in the top three, but unfortunately we didn't get the qualifying position we wanted and it's almost impossible to move up the order in Monaco. I got caught out behind Daniel [Ricciardo] and will have to suffer quite a harsh penalty of ten places on the Montreal grid, but we'll be working hard to devise the best strategy to work back up the order.

You said you'd buy your crew some drinks for all the work they put in over the Monaco weekend; have you had a chance to do this yet?
RG: Not yet, but I'll treat them to a special dinner later in the year; hopefully when we've got something good to celebrate.

Last year you went from seventh to second in Montreal; can you repeat that kind of performance in 2013?
RG: Yes, last year we had a fantastic result at this race and we'll certainly be trying for a fantastic result once more. For sure it will be a bit more difficult with the penalty, but we'll take the challenge and do the very best we can.