I have chosen the most informative quotes. (For the rest and full story you have to follow the reference situated in the end of story.)

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari (1st, Q1 - 1m 16.499s):

Felipe Massa, Ferrari (2nd, Q1 - 1m 16.490s):

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren (3rd, Q1 - 1m 16.693s):

Fernando Alonso, Renault (4th, Q1 - 1m 16.840s):

“The times were very tight today, in both Q1 and Q2, but I made it through to Q3 and was able to set a good time. The car has really improved and so for the first time this season we have the real chance to fight for the podium. The Ferraris are certainly a step ahead, but we will give our maximum to get a good result tomorrow.”

Jarno Trulli, Toyota (5th, Q1 - 1m 16.920s):

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren (6th, Q1 - 1m 16.944s):

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber (7th, Q1 - 1m 17.037s):

"It looks like we are having a difficult weekend. After yesterday's free practice sessions I was expecting us to struggle. The balance of the car is not how I want it to be and my car has a poor overall grip. The gap to the top teams seems to have stayed the same, and at the same time the other teams obviously have made a big step forward. My goal now is to score as many points as possible in tomorrow's race, which certainly will not be easy."

Mark Webber, Red Bull (8th, Q1 - 1m 17.233s):

David Coulthard, Red Bull (9th, Q1 - 1m 17.426):

Timo Glock, Toyota (10th, Q1 - 1m 17.596s):

Nelson Piquet, Renault (11th, Q2 - 1m 15.770s):

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber (12th, Q2 - 1m 15.786s):

"The circuit here in Magny-Cours is completely different to the one in Montreal, and right from the beginning of the weekend here we were not as good as we have been recently. But still we were hoping for a better qualifying. I'm 12th and Robert just made it into the top ten of qualifying - this is, of course, not what we at the BMW Sauber F1 Team expect from ourselves.

Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso (13th, Q2 - 1m 15.816s):

“That was very close and I think we can be happy to have both cars in Q2. I came very near to making Q3 and although I can’t say I’m angry, when you get so close it is disappointing not to have done it. My laps were not perfect but they were pretty good. We struggled mainly in the second sector and were unable to improve on that. Overall, we can be happy with the way the car has run with its new package for the first time and I was quite surprised with its pace since the start of the weekend.”

Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso (14th, Q2 - 1m 16.045s):

Nico Rosberg, Williams (15th, Q2 - 1m 16.235s):

"I knew it was going to be slightly hard for us here, but to be so far off the pace is quite surprising. If everything had gone perfectly, I may have been in P14, but that’s not good enough. We had to compromise our pace this afternoon because of the grid penalty, but that should only have cost us a tenth, not this much. We’ve had a good car in the last two races, and have been running in the top six, but there are some tracks, such as Magny-Cours, that don’t seem to suit our car very well. We started to address this problem at the last test, but it’s going to take some time to resolve it. Getting a decent result from P15 would be difficult enough but, with the ten-place penalty, it’s going to be even harder. That’s just how it is, though, and we need to work out how we’re going to play it."

Kazuki Nakajima, Williams (16th, Q3 - 1m 16.243s):

Jenson Button, Honda (17th, Q3 - 1m 16.306s):

"A very disappointing qualifying session today. The car was well balanced and we are pretty much getting the maximum performance from it, however unfortunately our pace reflects where we are at this track. My last run was slow as I was called into the weighbridge and then had to wait in the pit box as there was not enough time to go back into the garage before my final run. That meant that my tyres had cooled down which compromised my lap, although I don't think we could have improved enough to go through to Q2 anyway. Hopefully we can be more competitive in race trim but it's disappointing and unexpected as we thought that the car would perform better around this circuit."

Rubens Barrichello, Honda (18th, Q3 - 1m 16.330s):

"A pure lack of performance from the car today. The lap times have been very close all weekend but unfortunately we are at the lower end of the grid. We are really pushing the limit of the car to try and achieve more pace but it is evident from how close Jenson and I have been all weekend that there is no more to come from the car. Having achieved a good balance after practice, it's hard to accept the lack of pace, but we just have to try and do our best from here and see what the race will bring."

Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India (19th, Q3 - 1m 16.971s):

Adrian Sutil, Force India (20th, Q3 - 1m 17.053s):

Source: Formula1.com

Q: Nico, you had a fulfilling start to the season with your podium in Melbourne, but since then luck has deserted you somewhat…

Nico Rosberg: What a start Melbourne was! On that day in March everything came together perfectly. But from there on we started to struggle a little bit more at the normal high-speed tracks like Malaysia, Barcelona and Istanbul, where we haven’t been too strong. But we knew that before the season anyway - that under normal circumstances we would be behind the top six cars and that we’d be fighting for seventh or eighth place in order to get points. And that’s what we did: we were eighth twice - so just behind the top teams - and that worked quite well. Since then we’ve lost out a little bit. Other teams have developed a little bit faster, so we have to be really careful for the next races.

Q: Fast forwarding to the last round in Canada, qualifying fifth was your best result since last year’s Belgian Grand Prix. The car must have been working well…

NR: Yes, in Montreal - and also in Monaco - we definitely had a good car. I say “good” – “good” is a McLaren - but “good” for our situation. Unfortunately we didn’t make the best of it - or me, rather. Let’s put it that way: I didn’t make the best of it. But both tracks are probably the most difficult in the season, where luck often defines the result - and unfortunately it didn’t go my way. In Montreal I wasn’t the only one, but that doesn’t really help afterwards. Sure it was a huge disappointment because we had a very realistic chance of a good result. Now we have to look forward and try to improve on those quicker tracks.

Q: The pitlane incident in Canada. Can you give us your view of the situation as it happened?

NR: Until then everything was fantastic. I was very comfortable and we were beating a Ferrari, beating a McLaren, beating a BMW - there were only three cars ahead of me. I was very certain that I would score points. And then there was the pit stop. It didn’t cross my mind that the pitlane would be red - and if you don’t expect something then you can easily go wrong. The same goes for Lewis (Hamilton), but then again this doesn’t help as there is no such saying in Formula One that a problem shared is a problem halved. It was a pity.

Q: The stewards’ decision for you and Lewis is a ten-place relegation on the grid at this weekend’s French Grand Prix. What is your stance on that? Is it justified?

NR: Moving ten places back on the grid, that’s really not very good for us as it probably destroys this race weekend too. And that’s an even worse situation. But yes, I think it’s justified. If it had been me alone it wouldn’t have been justified because then I wouldn’t have destroyed anybody else’s race. But in that situation, as it occurred, it is ok.

Q: Last week’s test was about getting the car fit for Magny-Cours. What were you concentrating on?

NR: We have made big progress as we learnt a lot - especially about how we can improve on tracks like Magny-Cours and Silverstone. We really found something strong, I think. We did introduce some new parts - aero parts, and also mechanical. More I cannot say.

Q: Kazuki Nakajima has had a very strong season so far, given his rookie status. He has seven points - only one shy of your total. Do you feel pressure from your team mate, as he’s your first challenger?

NR: Yes, I agree, he’s done relatively well - but that was expected of him as otherwise he wouldn’t have been taken on by Williams. And I hope that he can continue to be of assistance to the team in the constructors’ championship. And as for your team mate being your first challenger, fact is there are 19 guys out there I have to come to terms with to succeed - it’s not only one!

See also: http://formula1.blogvasion.com/2008/05/nico-rosberg-feels-better.html

Source: Formula1.com

Q: Gerhard, what is the state of affairs concerning customer car discussions - and your ‘disagreement’ with Force India on the matter?

Gerhard Berger: Well, the situation has definitely changed since Super Aguri dropped out of the championship, as now all ten remaining teams are eligible for the TV money allocation. Leaving aside that I still believe one hundred percent that we are fulfilling the wording of the regulations, now the lawyers are working on a compromise that everybody can live with. I think it cannot really be in the interest of all involved to spend a lot of money on lawyers and court procedures - we should focus instead on the sport.

Q: Rumour has it that Red Bull has agreed to pay a ‘bonus’ to Force India this year. Is that true?

GB: This is still in the hands of the lawyers - let’s see what the outcome is. My guess is that it will be finalized within the next couple of days.

Q: And where are the discussions regarding customer cars beyond the end of this season? You said that nothing is final yet…

GB: There is an agreement between the teams that from 2010 on there will be clear wording that defines what a constructor is and what is not. If nothing changes, from 2010 onwards we have to be a constructor in the wording of the new Concorde Agreement.

Q: Following the loss of Super Aguri, everybody seems to have realized that budget caps are overdue. How would you restructure team expenses to economize?

GB: I see that as a very complex process where specialists have to work on it and make the right proposals. The crucial thing will always be to make everybody think in the same way - that the costs really have to come down. At the moment you have some teams and individuals who strongly believe that costs have to be controlled. And on the other hand, you have those who say ‘we don’t have a cost problem, we would like to go on as we do now because this is Formula One and we have the money. The others have to see that they find the money’. There are two views and I am not sure which one will succeed, as the manufacturers want to show off all their technical abilities. If Force India and ourselves had a manufacturer behind us, we probably would not be in that discussion. But as we don’t, the question is whether in the future there will be room for an independent team to survive in a fair way, so that the market gives the possibility to find the money. I think the goal must be to give independent teams a chance to be competitive, because to be last is ultimately not worthwhile.

Q: For private teams to find money is very difficult. What could or should be done to help that?

GB: I think you have to find a way to value yourself. Today if you see the marketable (sponsorship) areas on the car, and you know that a budget is minimum 120 to 150 million Euros, then you know the price that you have to ask for certain areas. This price is not really fitting together with the return on investment for the sponsor. This only works if you have a winning team, one with a big history - if you are Ferrari, that’s fine, but if you are building up a team then that’s a problem.

Q: How do you see the team’s responsibilities towards its drivers? They obviously signed a contract under different conditions…

GB: That is something a driver always faces. Because in the same breath you could argue that Lewis Hamilton signed with McLaren without knowing that they would sell 30 percent to the Bahrainis. You never know the outcome of such a situation, except that probably the team is benefiting from such a move. Looking at us, I can say that we did a good job so far, so it would be sad if all that fell apart. For the drivers, I think that they have got what they expected to get and in the second half of the season it should be even better.

Q: And how do you see your personal future in Formula One racing. There have been whispers connecting you to the FIA Presidency…

GB: I heard that too. I have to say it is nice to hear that some people think you should put on those shoes, but it’s nothing that I would like to do. I was always interested in the sport, in the cars, the drivers, the teams, the fighting on the circuit. And doesn’t the old saying warn against trying on shoes that are too big for you?

Q: And what about the recent rumors that a possible candidate to take over Dietrich Mateschitz’s shares in Toro Rosso has emerged?

GB: We are in talks with a number of interested parties. Ask me when the ink on the contract is dry who came out on top.

Source: Formula1.com

Q: Pat, I can remember in Barcelona you were very happy as you felt you’d taken a step forward. In Monaco you were going to spring a surprise. What’s been going on?

Pat Symonds: I never said we would spring a surprise in Monaco.

Q: What is the next step there is a test next week. Will you have some new bits there?

PS: It’s Barcelona next week. More bits there. Every week there are new bits on the car, new bits we are testing. Some aerodynamic updates for the French Grand Prix, some quite big ones, so keep on moving.

Q: Do you remember what you did with Heikki a year ago?

PS: Yes.

Q: Are you going to tell us?

PS: No.

Q: Fernando, tell us about the track conditions today.

Fernando Alonso: I think we had a little bit of everything. This morning a wet track to start with and it was dry just for the last 10 minutes but it was not completely dry, so we found a different track in the afternoon with more normal conditions. It was okay, a normal Friday in Canada with a slippery track and we tried to put some rubber down with the laps. I am sure during the weekend it will be better and better every lap we do on the track.

Q: There are a lot of words being written about what you might be doing in the future. What is your own personal comment on that?

FA: Nothing really. The same comment as always. It is too early to speak about the future and too early for me to think about the future. It is only the sixth or seventh grand prix of the championship this year and there is a long way to go to the end. First of all I want to improve the results and the performance we are having now. The aim for the next two or three months is to be closer and closer to the podium which is the real target. There is enough to do to reach this target that I don’t want to lose too much time on the future.

Q: David what are your feelings about this season so far?

David Coulthard :Well, I am clearly disappointed not to have scored any points. That’s the way it goes sometimes. I’ve obviously been involved in a few incidents which is unusual but again when you are in what I call the ugly part of the grid there seems to be a lot more contact. And clearly the goal is to keep out of that. In the first six races I have been in the top 10 three times in qualifying and clearly that is the key area to be to avoid a lot of the concertina effects especially somewhere like here in Montreal. We have seen that many years with cars getting out of position.

Q: And your feelings about today?

DC: As Fernando said it was a normal Canada Friday with the exception of some wet running thrown in. The track is pretty green but that is the usual gig especially when you come from Monaco as you have got a lot more speed on the car and a lot less downforce, so stopping it through the chicanes is a bit more of a challenge. Usually the cars that have good kerb ride tend to show their lap time here and the grid can be a bit more spaced out, so we just need to review our performance after qualifying tomorrow and hopefully we will have a strong one.

Q: Geoff, to what extent are you already working on the 2009 car?

Geoff Willis: Certainly we are already underway aerodynamically with the 2009 car, both wind tunnel programmes and the CFD programme. We are clearly looking at the tyres as there is a big regulation change there next year, one part of which is the slick tyres. We are still waiting until the last July team test when we will get the final specification of those tyres. Some of the main car lay-out will have to be delayed a little longer but we have done quite a lot of work. At the moment we are juggling that balance between the 2008 car development and 2009 and certainly where we are in the championship, and as David says, we are in that ugly area where a small performance improvement can give you help to get that one or two points. We do certainly have to divide out time as efficiently as we can between the 2008 championship, trying to turn an equal fourth place into a secure fourth place, but at the same time not penalizing ourselves for next year.

Q: As far as you are concerned are the regulations for 2009 perfectly clear?

GW: I think on a technicality the final things we have agreed in the last Technical Working Groups have to go before the World Motor Sport Council which I think is on 30 June but to all intents and purposes, as far as I understand, the regulations are fixed for 2009.

The conference was quite informative. Some questions were asked from the floor. F1 people were all in readiness. For detailed information check out the reference below.

Source: Formula1.com

Before the votes were cast in the FIA extraordinary general meeting it was calculated that he needed at least 89 of 177 available votes to win (45 of the 222 clubs were judged ineligible to vote). He won with 103 votes to 55, with seven abstentions and four invalid votes.

With so much opposition to him having come out in public, not least from Bernie Ecclestone and many of the largest automobile clubs that comprise the FIA membership, it remains to be seen whether there will be further attempts to remove him from office.

"The one thing I didn't want to happen, the last thing I wanted, was for Max to go today," - Ecclestone said. "Up until now, I've asked him a million times to stand down at the end of November. But today he got what he wanted. He is still there and that's it."

Van Woerkom said most of Mosley's support came from smaller clubs - which held equal sway in terms of voting power to the national federations - because of the money they received after FIA last year gave Formula One team McLaren a $100-million fine for possessing sensitive documents belonging to rival Ferrari. The FIA and its members received $60 million of that sum.

Mosley is the son of British Union of Fascists party founder Oswald Mosley, a former British politician who served in Parliament for the Labor and Conservative parties. Oswald Mosley died in 1980.

Still the sex scandal was Mosley’s big step down. Now people judge and rule, but who cares? He is the winner!

Sources:

http://217.204.13.141/mediacentre/Press_Releases/The_FIA/2008/June/030608-03.html

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2008/6/7869.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-fia-mosley-vote&prov=ap&type=lgns

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-1023952/Fury-shamed-F1-chief-Mosley-keeps-job-FIA-Paris-summit.html