Winning for the second consecutive year in Brazil, obviously it is an emotional day for Fernando but from your point of view it is great to win here again in Brazil and a very strong one-two finish for McLaren.
Juan Pablo Montoya: It was a lot of fun, it was a big fight with Kimi all day long and it was a matter of gaps. He was going longer than me so I always had to open a gap to be able to maintain it and it was not easy, especially after the second stop, it was so close, but it was just close enough.

It was a momentous day for McLaren, you have taken the lead in the constructors' championship by two points now, you have often talked about how important that is to you and the team, what are your thoughts on that?
JPM: Finally we got a one-two we have deserved since the beginning of the year. At the beginning of the year we probably lost the drivers' championship to Fernando when he was stronger but as a team we are probably a lot stronger, we are a lot stronger now and I think we deserve the constructors' championship to be honest.

It was a bit like a few years ago with the safety car in the early part of the race and Fernando in front and not too much of an opposition for you but an interesting moment.
JPM: Well, I was going to go for turn one and I showed the car and he just braked too late and made a mistake, and I just thought ‘I am just going to see maybe he brakes really late' and he did and I had a run into the next corner so it was good.

Kimi, an emotional day for you I guess, a strong second place, mathematically it looked as though the win was on for you in terms of how much fuel you were carrying and when you came in for your first stop.
KR: Yeah, but I wasn't quick enough in the early part of the race and also after the first stop from the beginning I was not quick enough so Montoya always got a little gap and it was enough for him. It was quite difficult today, the car was not the easiest one but at least it was quick still and it is fine, we got a good finish for the team and that is a good thing.

When you said you were not quick enough, did the car feel different from practice or was it perhaps a legacy of the tyre problem after qualifying?
KR: It was nothing to do with the tyre any more but it was not perfect. All weekend the car has been a bit difficult but like I said it was a good finish for the team and we did the best that we could. We knew winning the drivers' championship was going to be difficult anyhow. It was supposed to happen some day and it happened now, so congratulations to Fernando.

Fernando, it is difficult I guess for you to put your emotions into words right now so we can say 2005 World Champion, first Spaniard to ever win the title and the youngest driver ever to be World Champion as well.
Fernando Alonso: Yeah. Of course, it is impossible to really say anything now. I think I am extremely happy and it is a very emotional day for me. I did a good race. At the beginning I thought we would be able to fight with the McLarens but after the first pit stop we realised that it was not possible, so I tried to control Michael all through the second stint and it was a very long race for me, obviously.

What was your concentration like, was it difficult not to think of the end of the race at the start?
FA: I thought about the championship from the first lap but the race had two or three different parts. The first stint I tried to fight with Juan Pablo and with Kimi so the first 20 laps were quite quick to me. Then fighting with Michael and the last stint my team told me the last three or four laps might even be rain so I tried to have as much a gap to Michael as I could, just to be sure, so I had motivation in the last stint so the race was a little bit quicker thanks to that.

Try to describe your emotions on this momentous day for you.
FA: I think I came from a country with no traditions in Formula One and, you know, I fought alone, basically, because I had no help from anyone for all of my career. I arrived in Formula One thanks to the results in my previous categories and thanks to my sponsors and now I think this title is the maximum I can achieve in my life, in my career, and it is thanks to three or four people, no more than that.

Juan Pablo, the constructors' championship is still there to be won, two points between McLaren-Mercedes and a Renault, what are your thoughts heading into the last two races?
JPM: We are in a very good position, you know. The drivers' championship is over but I think we have a stronger car than Renault so we should be able to win again. Our car has showed to be reliable, we had a couple of problems earlier in the year but in the last few races we have been stronger so we should be able to beat them.

Press Conference

Juan Pablo, you must enjoy Brazil. I think you always have, haven't you?
JPM: It has always been a good race for me. Last year we had a really good fight with Kimi in different cars, this year we had another one in the same car. For me it is special, you know. This race is quite close to Colombia and there are a lot of Colombians who come to watch this race and it is very exciting. With my helmet painted by kids, and it's just, everything.