Michael Schumacher:

"Five straight wins, 200 grands prix, 75 wins - so ma🧔ny nice numbers have come together and I am proud of it, but now I am just loꦐoking forward to the next race."

"It was a very interesting start, but not what I expected. I did think about trying to close the door a bit on Trulli, but I did not feel that was fair and let him do whaﷺt he was doing. Then, a couple of times, I did think about passing him, but it was too tight, so I opted to wait for the pit-stops and let the strategy do the work."

"Then, after an exhaust developed a crack. Ross Brawn came on the radio and told me there was nothing much to do about it. Of course, I tried to look after the car, but, in fact, I could not slow too much as that would have made the problem worse. It became ve𒆙ry tiring mentally, but I managed to bring it home. Reliability has always been a strong point and the team did a magnificent job, really exceptional."

"The next race in Monaco is very prestigious, so of course I would like to win it, but I am not thinking in terms of 🌊taking a record with six wins in a row."

Rubens Barrichello:

"I had a great race, after a difficult start. Now it is obvious I was on a two-stop strategy, and it e🌞xplains why I was happy to be fifth in qualifying with such a heavy fuel load. Even so, I was able to keep up a good pace in the early stages."

"We expected BAR to be quick, so there were two options on Saturday - try and get pole or try something else. I was so frustrated with being stuck in traffic in the San Marino GP that I deci𓃲ded to gamble. Given 𝓡the result, I can be pleased with the way it worked out."

"I might have had a chance of getting ahead of Michael i🐬f Trulli had held him up a bit longer. Even so, my chances were looking good but, after the first pit-stop, my car was a bit more difficult to drive with the heavy fuel load, although the Bridgestone tyres were phenomenal today and I was still able to put in good lap times."

Jarno Trulli:

"First of all, I must con🍬gratulate everybody for this podium - my mechanics, my engineers, and the whole team. But, above all, Iꦅ want to dedicate this podium to a very close friend of mine, who is going through a very difficult time - he has a big battle ahead of him, but we will be with him all the way and this trophy is for him."

"As for the race, I made the kind of start you can only dream about but,ౠ even though Michael was behind, I knew he was faster than me. After my first stop, all I had to do was keep pushing throu🅠gh the race, and I did that until the last stint, when I was managing the gap to Fernando. It was a nice sight to see the two Renaults cross the line together today."

Fernando Alonso:

"꧋Third and fourth is a great result for the team, particularly in terms of the championship because we finished ahead of our main rivals."

"From my point of view, the race went well. I was stuck in the pack at the start, and it took the first two stints for me to get a clear track so I could begin running at my true pace. Everyt♕hing went well from then on, although the car did not have very good grip today. Third and fourth is the best the team could have hoped for today."

Takuma Sato:

"I made a good start and it was very exciting to be so close to the front of the grid. I was amazed byౠ Trulli's start though - I don't know how they did that!"

"Obviously, I'm a little disappointed that we started from third and finished fifth, butꦗ both Jenson and I really struggled with consistency after each tyre change. We did our best and we have achieved some valuable points for the team. It was a tough race though."

"I'm looking forward to Monaco now. We are testing at Paul Ricard next week in pre💃paration, and I think we can be optimistic of another good result next race."

Ralf Schumacher:

"The result, more or less, reflects our current performances.🦄 We could not have achieved a much better position, even with a better start. Furthermore, I had to fight very early on with some brake problems, which meant I had to be very gentle on them until the end. I knew Barcelona was not among our favourite tracks, however I exp🤡ected more. We must work very hard on our performance in order to make our way back to the top."

Giancarlo Fisichella:

"My car was very good all the way through and, when we were running together, I was much quicker than Montoya. I don't know whether he had a 💟problem, but I could keep ahead of him quite easily."

"The only problem I had was in lapped traffic, when I lost some time. Without that, maybe we could even have had the sixth place. But I am hap𓆉py. We made progress at Imola and we made some more here. If we keep doing that, we will just get stronger still."

Jenson Button:

"I didn't get a very good start, then I was a little disappointed with the first stint because it just wasn't possible to overtake. I really struggled to be honest.ꦑ I lost so much time in the high-speed corners because, when you're so close to the other cars, you lose a lot of downforce🥃. We had good straight-line speed, so we thought we would be able to overtake them in the straights, but I had no chance - overtaking is so difficult here."

"C🦩onsidering where I started, I am pleased to have been able to salvage a point here. I'm really looking forward to Monaco though. I think we'll have a good package there and, hopefܫully, we can translate that into a good result."

Felipe Massa:

"I flat-spotted my front tyres in turn ten, trying to pass somebody in the first stint, and that gave me a lot of vibrat꧒ion and understeer. I could see Giancarlo, but he was going away from me. I changed the front wings slightly in my first stop and, on fresh rubber, the car was fine for the rest of the race."

"It felt ♌great to beat the McLarens and, without that initial problem, I really think I could 𒆙have been in the points. I'm very pleased for Giancarlo and the team that he scored some."

David Coulthard:

"A very difficult race as, obviously, our performance was down. We just have to take the pain at the moment and continue to work hard to improve. The positive things are that the car was reliable and the strategy was right. There is no doubt that we will get better - we have the depth, the focus and the resources - bu꧒t it will take some time."

"I overshot the first pit-⛦stop a bit, which lost us some time, and I think there was a small problem wit👍h the fuel nozzle in the other stops, but it didn't cost us too much time."

Kimi Raikkonen:

"We just couldn't do better today as it was clear we were not quick enough. There is no point in me getting frustrated, as there is nothing I can do to c♎hange the situation, and I know that the team is as motivated and focused as ever to make progress."

"I made a good start from 13th and gained three places to get into tenth at the first corner. We made a fewౠ adjustments in the second pit-stop⛦ to try to improve performance, which took some additional time. In my final stop, we had to put some air into the pneumatic system's air-bottle as the pressure had dropped a bit."

Mark Webber:

"I suffered a slow start which meant that, by the first corner, I had already lost a few places. I tried to cꦅlimb back up the grid as my pace in the R5 was good but, during my first pit-stop, we had a probꦜlem getting the rear left tyre changed as I dropped the clutch too early."

"I headed back out to try and limit the damage but I found that I was suffering from a lack of rear grip. This made driving the car more difficꦑult and it just felt that there was a lot against me out there."

"Not the race I had 𝓰hoped for. I am going to be working hard with the team over the next two weeks to ensure that we go well prepared to Monaco."

Cristiano da Matta:

"The car was quite slow in the first two stints, so I wasn't really able to make any progress. The performance in the second half of the race was actually a bit better, but I lost valuable time whilst being lapped, especially when on new tyres. I think, had I not had that to contend with that, maybe I could have got past Mark Webber. Overall though, we were not competitive enough to get a higher result and we have a lot to𝓡 do before Monaco in two weeks."

Giorgio Pantano:

"We did a very good start and I made up a few places right at the beginning, but then, after we started pit-stops, a problem began with the hydraulics. Eventually, it got so bad there was nothing I could do and the car developed other hydraulic-related pr🐈oblems, so I just had to stop. Naturally, I am disappointed."

Juan Montoya:

"I knew this race would be difficult. It's been like this every year, so we know this track is hard on the car. We did a good job yesterday in qualifying by putting the car on the front row ✨of the grid, but then I lost two positions at the start."

"I started having brake problems in the very first part of the race, with th♑e pedal going very long, but they then seemed to come back after the first pit-stop so I thought everything was okay. However, when Fisichella, who was ahead of me, pitted and I was pushing hard to gain an advantage, the brakes stoppꦗed working again, so I had to retire."

𓂃"I am not frustrated though. I've had this before and it's not worth getting annoyed about. You just have to learn from the experience and work♔ hard to address the problem."

Christian Klien:

"I made a good start and made up a few places by the f🐬irst lap but, after a small error on corner eight that threw me wide, I lost a few too."

"The pace of the R5 was then good and I was enjoying the race. The g🔴rip was not great though, so it was quite challenging to keep the car on-line. I was aiming for the chequered flag again, so when I seemed to lose throtꦜtle control on lap 45, I was very disappointed to be forced to bring the car to a stop. I have briefly spoken with my engineers and they are collecting the data just now so that we can understand what happened out there. I know that we will be working on this back at the factory to that we have resolved it in time for Monaco."

Olivier Panis:

"I had quite a good start, but realised quickly that there was a problem with the grip level of my car. Coming in for my second pit-stop, I experienced a pit-limiter problem and got a drive through pena♕lty for speeding in the pit-lane. We do not know the cause of the problem yet but, if it was my mistake, I want to a🎀pologise to the team."

"Some laps after that incident, I was forced to stop on the track due to the loss of hydraulic pressure, which left me without any gearbox functions or power steering. A disappointing end to a race weeke♑nd that started off well - but the team is doing a good job and we have to keep pushing to find more speed for the race."

Nick Heidfeld:

"I lost hydraulic🦩 pressure, then the🔯 differential shut down, up and down shifts stopped working, and finally the gearbox went altogether."

"I have mixed feelings about the race. One thing is we have to work ꧑more on the start. Also, I knew in qualifying that I did not like the feel of my first set of tyres but, in the race, the second and third sets felt much better. My lap times were quicker, I was in front of Jaguar and it wasn't too bad."

"The positive thing is that we have been a lot quicker this race and the last one so we are definitely improving. But we don't only have to improve lap times, we also have to improve reliability at the same time. If we carry on improving at the currentᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ rate, I'm quite happy."

"Although not finishing is always frustrating, motivation will never be a problem because I enjoy driving𝕴 so much. I'm looking 🅠forward to Monaco!"

Gianmaria Bruni:

"Pretty much from the beginning of the race, I was having a problem with brake locking. I adjusted the balance to try to improve things, but several times I had difficulty braking for turn eight. On that last lap, the front wheels locked again, the back of the car got loose as a result, and I spun. It's disappointing, not only for me, but also for the guys, who worked really hard all𓆉 weekend. We'll just have to see if we can do better in Monaco."

Zsolt Baumgartner:

"It seems like all the bad things that could happen in a race all happened to me today! I didn't get away properly at the start and lost a couple of seconds, but then the car was running well after that. The problem came when I was trying to obey the waved blue flag🗹s and let one of the Saubers through. I stayed to the dirty side of the track going into turn nine and, when I tried to turn in, the tyres wouldn't grip and I spun into the gravel. It was a difficult place to try to let someone through, and I paid the price."

"I particularly want ♉to thank the team for all the effort they put in, and I'm just sorry I wasn't able to get to the finish for them."

Jean Todt [Team manager - Ferrari]:

"There could be no better way to celebrate Michael's 200th grand prix! A fantastic one-two, the third this season, although we only believed i💃t after both cars crossed the line."

"Michael had a problem with the left exhaust from lap eleꦛven onwa⛎rds - for reasons we have not yet identified. You need a bit of luck in Formula One and, this time, it came our way."

"Our drivers were on different strategies and both of them did the job. This one-two is the result of the work of a fantastic team, of an exceptional car and engine and i꧅t is also down to superlative Bridgestone tyres."

"I am also happy for Saub♛er, as Fisichella brought home two valuable points."

"My abiding memory of this day will be that of a team that goes after wins with never ending will and determination. Ferrari is like a religion whose principal belief is in🦩 striving for excellence, and this team that has now been together for such a long time knows how to interpret that belief in the best way possible. I am very happy for everyone in the Ferrari Maserati Group and the Fiat Group, as well as for our technical and commercial partners and all our fans all over the world."

"We cannot yet say the championship is over. There are still thirteen races to go and they will be closely contesteꦿd. But we can guarantee that we will keep pushing r✅ight to the very end."

Ross Brawn [Technical director - Ferrari]:

"After eleven laps, we realised we had a cracked exhaust on Michael's car, which got progressively worse every lap. The broken exhaust in itself was not a problem in performa♊nce terms, but it was starting to damage the bodywork on the left hand s💯ide - in fact, there was a bit of a fire there at the second pit-stop. Michael had to take it a bit easy from then on. I really didn't think he would finish as the problem happened so early in the race."

"Our strategy with Rubens also worke꧂d well and, if Michael had retired, we would have seen Rubಞens take the win for us."

Flavio Briatore [Managing director - Renault F1]:

"༺I would like to congratulate the whole team for this result, which has allowed us to reinforce our position in the championship. The team did a fantastic job after 🐈a difficult start to the weekend, and the drivers put in faultlessly consistent performances. As soon as Jarno took the lead at the start, we knew he would finish on the podium. Once again, our reliability was perfect and our championship position reflects exactly how important that has been this year."

Pat Symonds [Executive director of engineering - Renault F1]:

"We scored a magnificent 🥀result today, and it is down to the hard work of all our team, here at the circuit and back at our bases in Enstone and Viry-Ch?till🔥on."

"The drivers were irreproachable today - aggres🗹sive when they needed to be, consistent too, and it is a pleasure to see Jarno score his second podium for th♏e team."

"As for the race, everything went to plan and honestly, it was quite straightforward for us. Although Jarno led early on, it was clear that the Ferraris were faste♚r than us today, but to bring two cars home in the points, right behind us, strengthens our position as the second force in this year's championship."

David Richards [Team principal - BAR]:

"This result further strengthens our third place in the cham🐷pionship and, although not perhaps what we had hoped for when we came🗹 here, I am very pleased to have both cars in the points and finishing reliably."

"Taku drove well this afternoon and is now gaining some real momentum, which I see growing race by race. Jenson's result was a strong testament to the excellent teamwork in the pits. Even though he was considerably faster than the cars in front, it is extreme๊ly difficult to pass and so his pit-stop strategy and execution proved critical. Another♓ weekend of learning and building experience as a team, all of which will make us stronger."

Geoffrey Willis [Technical director - BAR]:

"This was not quite the result we we꧅re looking for from t🌃his weekend but, all the same we are happy to finish both cars in the points and strengthen our third place in the championship."

"A solid performance from Takuma, fighti🍰ng for fourth with Alonso, but, in the end, we were not quite quick enough."

"As expected, starting from 14th, Jenson found it virtually impossible to pass here, even with a substantial car advantage. His progress was down to keeping to a good strategy and effective pit stops. Clearly we feel that we have not been able to show our true performance consistently this weekend and we will be working hard to un🌜derstand how we can improve for Monaco."

Shuhei Nakamoto [Engineering director - Honda Racing Development]:

"Although we are disappointed with our performance this weekend, we have to remember how far we have⛎ come this year - both cars 🅰have raced into the points today and we leave Spain third in the constructors' world championship."

Sam Michael [Chief operations engineer - BMW.WilliamsF1]:

"It was a pretty disappointing day when you consider our race pace in comparison to the frontrunners. We also made a bad judgement with the brake cooling which, ultimately, forced Juan to retire - and Ralf was on t🎃he limit with his brakes for the whole race."

Mario Theissen [Motorsport director - BMW]:

"When you start from positions two and six, three points is a poor result. Both the drivers lost some places at the start an🎃d you don't recover from a bad start when there are three teams doing the same lap times, like Renault, BAR and ourselves were doing today."

"At the end of the race, Ralf was able regain the position he had started from, while Juan had to retire. Once again, Ferrari dominated, which has allowed them to incr꧂ease their m♛argin in the fight for the championship."

Peter Sauber [Team principal - Sauber]:

"Two points is fantastic for us, particularly as it is so hard to do that - and we won 🍌them fair and square."

"At least as valuable to us was our race performance. We had a super strategy and very strong performances from both drivers. Giancar🍸lo drove just the way I had in mind when we signed him for 2004, while Felipe overtook both McLarens. Our la🔯p times were also absolutely competitive, which is further endorsement of the progress we are making."

Ron Dennis [Team principal - McLaren]:

"The outcome of today's race is certainly not what we want, but we always 🧸knew that we would struggle at the Barcelona track. However, there is still some way to go before improvements can be seen. Our task is clear: the entire team has to continue to work hard to get back to where we want to be - which is at the front."

Norbert Haug [Motorsport director - Mercedes-Benz]:

"Our🌠 perf🍬ormance was weak. There is still a lot to do, and everybody in the team knows that."

Dr Mark Gillan [Head of vehicle performance- Jaguar Racing]:

"After completing numerous tests on starts over the last two months, it is frustrating to have seen Mark suffer from such a slow start. It cost him some places and then, coupled with his slow pit-stop - as a result of a problem with his left-rear tyre change when he inadvertently droppe𒉰d the clutch - he struggled to fin🐬ish higher than twelfth."

"The grip out there was not෴ as good as it had been earlier in the weekend🌠 so, again, that changed the feel of the track."

"Christian was doing a good job and was doing well until he ran wide and lost a few places. His pace was consistent and he was driving well when, surprisingly, he suffered from a throttle control problem and had no choice but to stop the car. Until we get all the data back we will not
fully understand the reasons behind this."

"Overall, we have enjoyed a good weekend and a positi𓆏ve one all-round. Thousands of miles of testing cannot guarantee that you won't suffer a problem during the race. What we have to do now is understand what has happened and move forward✤."

Tsutomu Tomita [Team Principal - Toyota F1]:

"The encouraging qualifying on Saturday made us hopeful for the race. Unfortunately, we were not able to continue in the s🦩ame way. On the first set of tyres, we ha🌞d problems with high tyre pressures, which meant that the TF104s struggled for speed."

"Olivier lost some positions because of a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pit-lane. He then ﷺsuffered from a hydraulic pressure drop and had to retire. Cristiano did a good job - he was able to finish the race, but the lack of pace ended in a disappointing res🅺ult. We know that we have still a long way to go, but we do our best to keep pushing and developing the car."

James Robinson [Director of race and test engineering - Jordan GP]:

"A character-building day for Jordan Ford, you might say. In the race, we had two technical problems with hydraulics which finally put both cꦚars out. It's good that we showed some increased pace this weekend, but obviously we need to guarantee we can get two cars to the end of the race before we can think about a points finishing position. "

Paul Stoddart [Team principal - European Minardi Cosworth]:

"Sadly, Barcelona has again proven to be an unlucky track for Minardi. For our cars to be the first two retirements from today's race is hardly due reward for 🍨all the work the boys put in this weekend, but that is sometimes the difficult side of motor racing. We'll now focus on the Monaco Grand Prix, which poses its own unique ❀set of challenges."