Juan Pablo Montoya Q&A

"Oh yeah. I was expected third, fourth, fifth, if that. Qualifying in front is a big advantage. You can't really think about it's going to happen, you've got to see what you've got, see what everybody else has got, and go from there. I don't think it's going to be that easy."



"It's not so much Ralf, I think the biggest challenge is going to be Michael. Yesterday Michael was behind me. He was probably on a lot lower fuel level than me at the time, because he just passed me like I was driving an F3000. Honestly, it was all over the place. It was amazing."



"Because we have the same tyres. We're both on Michelins, and that makes a big difference."



"With him? No. I'm racing, he's racing. It doesn't mean because he's your team-mate that you're just going to wave him through."



"Yes. When Ralf did the time I called my engineer and said, 'We're done!' Honestly. He said, 'No, no, we've got two more runs, we're doing some changes to the car, don't worry. And the car was better."



"A little here, a little there. Little bits and pieces. It's actually not that difficult to find seventh tenths in qualifying, to be honest. If you the right change for the car and the car feels a bit better you can get so much out of the car. It's amazing."



"Montreal, probably. I came in and I said there is not a single tenth left there. I said to my engineer I could gain a little bit at the last chicane, but the rest of the lap, there was nothing."



"The first corner is not so bad. It's tight and everything, and probably if somebody tries to pass you, you can probably drive round the outside of the guy and hold on to the position. I think the worst corner of all is Turn 2. It's long and slow, with very low grip. It's terrible."



"It's the same thing as always. There's nothing you can do. Probably if you are fighting for position and you're coming out of the pits and it's quite equal you going to get some advantage. You're gonna be on the apex when the other guy gets there."



"It's the same thing at any one-stop race. I thought in Canada there was a bigger chance, because you do much braking from high speed. It's quite bumpy, I've got to say, before braking."



"You need to watch them a little bit, but I don't think it's going to be a big issue."