Mika HAKKINEN: Yeah, that was definitely one of the highlights of season for me, definitely. And winning the British Grand Prix this year was for me for something I always wanted in my book basically; and Indianapolis was the other one and this is it, you know. I'm absolutely still a bit confused, to be honest really, to experience what has happened today, particular because of this morning's incident, what happened to me. Damaged the race car and so the mechanics did the fantastic work to be able to fix that, first of all. And second thing was what I went through with the red lights today, this morning in free practice and the stewards decided to give me a penalty for that and they dropped me to second row. I qualified second, so they put me in fourth position. So disappointing it was obviously. And all that frustration, what happened this morning, and to sitting here and winning the Grand Prix, it's just flat out, you know. I don't know, it's just incredible. I'm very happy, pleased. I don't know the words to even say, you know.

Michael SCHUMACHER: Well, pretty I say straightforward. Not many excitement except the one I had with Montoya. I don't know where he was coming from. I mean, I looked in the mirrors and he was quite far back when I left Turn 11, and then I saw him coming flying at me down the straight. I tried to make it as difficult as possible, but obviously our tires at this stage in the end of their life weren't as good as their tires. I mean, he was all over me before that. So he got me. Except that, it was pretty boring. We were struggling a bit with traffic just before pit stop time and that was it. Mika, I think he won fair and square. I'm pretty happy for him because to some degree justice came into place after what happened to him this morning. Therefore, I think today the results, at least I can live very well with that. I'm a bit disappointed obviously for Rubens who could have been in second position today. But, yeah, I think it's our first engine failure we have had this year if I'm right; and in this perspective that's not too bad, but it would probably have been better happening to me rather than to him.

David COULTHARD: Yeah, obviously I was catching Michael a little bit but I didn't expect that if I actually got on his rear wing, it would be easy to overtake. But, nonetheless, I was just trying to push to the pace that I could in my car. And I think I've been very fortunate today. I've obviously benefited from other people's misfortune, allowed me to come back up into third place. I'm happy for Mika. Before the race, he wasn't so sure of what his chances of winning were. I told him I was pretty confident he could win the race with the tire situation. And then, obviously, with what happened to him earlier in the day, I think, as Michael mentioned, it was justice to turn it around. Obviously, it's helped me a little bit in the championship, the fact that Rubens dropped out. It's never nice to accept points that way, but I've had a lot of misfortune in my racing career. So you have to take the results as they come.

MH: Well, we definitely have something coming up in the pipeline at the factory and we're confident that our performance of the car is going to be better in Suzuka. Everybody is trying very hard; and like this weekend, I'm very impressed of the team, particularly the mechanics, what they have done. Like on Friday, they changed the engine in 35 minutes, which was incredible result, I thought. So that kind of things, you know, you can see the team is extremely motivated. They want to win. The factory is working at the maximum performance at the moment and they're bringing new parts, new things for Suzuka. That way we can perform and to go quicker. So they are there, they are pushing very hard. I'm very happy. So I go to Suzuka that way and I try to win and we try to, David and with the team, we try to get the maximum result and that's it. Then hasta la vista.

MH: Thank you.

MH: Definitely relaxed is the right word. And I think most of you probably I explained in the interviews what I gave, I explained that way. After Monza, obviously, after that I was relaxed. I was able to tell everybody what I planned to do in the future and I didn't have to anymore select my words what I was going to say. So I can now focus hundred percent for my driving and take everything out of these last two Grands Prix. And it was fantastic. I had a smile on my face and I was able to really focus this Grand Prix a hundred percent.

MH: I was pissed off. (Laughter) I was really upset. Because in reality, you know, of course, there is no excuse, but after all, you know, when there was five cars lined up in that position where they were, it's impossible to see the light. And particularly that position where the light is and all these five cars were lined up when I was entering and that same place, there's a kink when you exit of the pit lane. So it was just physically impossible to see that light. So, of course, I was disappointed to get information from the stewards that they were giving me penalty, you know. Rules are rules, but you have to use the common sense and understand, you know, if you cannot see, you cannot see. So I was, you know, I was really looking forward to see some stewards on the podium, to be honest, earlier. (Laughter) So you can imagine what could have happened.

DC: The keyword was common sense.

MH: Yeah, yeah.

MH: I'm sorry?

MH: I didn't really at that point think about that too much. I was just focusing for the lap time and consistency and not making a mistake and drive my own race; and that's it, you know, and trying to get the perfect line all the time. So I didn't think about that when I was running fifth.

MH: There was definitely different calculations and different options. We just end up in this option. It was most logical and we were confident with the car, that we can carry the fuel. We were confident with the tires that they can take it. And it worked out fantastically.

MH: No.

MH: No, there was definitely the plan to do that, but then they were able to fix the race car for the race and they gave me the race because it was okay.

MH: Obviously, it was fine indeed.

MS: Well, I think in the end you have to say that the tire choice didn't look to be the right one because the consistency advantage we thought to have, and yet we didn't have. But that's something when you work out something for Friday, not always it relates to Sunday; and temperatures were quite different on Friday. We thought we made the right decision, but then sometimes it's not the case. I say that with not knowing all the factors. Maybe afterwards we find out there's other reasons. But for the moment that's what it looks like.

MS: Obviously, where Rubens was, there was no way to overtake on a one-stop strategy somebody and so he took the aggressive strategy in order to overtake, which worked out.

MS: Yeah, that's the way the team works.

MS: Yeah, no, that's not -- after the way the race went, you have to be happy with second. I have to actually say we were a bit fortunate. I mean, Montoya stopped. I don't know whether I would have been in front of him after the pit stop. He wouldn't have retired and, obviously, with Rubens, which is very disappointing.

DC: Well, I still had a lot of oversteer and there's no question I don't really deserve to be third in terms of place, but that's the way the races work out sometimes. I think as you maybe said, I've had my fair share of mechanical problems. So I'll take the points and say thank you.

DC: Not really at all because he was never close coming out of the last corner. You know, it doesn't matter how close you get through the infield. There's not really much you can do unless the other driver runs wide. So to be honest, I wasn't paying too much attention to him. I was concentrating on my own race, trying to keep the car on the circuit and be consistent. You know, we only made one mistake at the end of the main straight the whole race which I'm quite happy with, given how difficult I found the car to drive. And, you know, it was just a personal battle, me and the car.

DC: Yeah. So a good day I think all around for the team.

MS: In the overtaking?

MS: Oh, yeah, sure.

MS: I think I said a lot of things already over the whole weekend and that's what basically is the case. If you look into the face of the people here, you see joy and happiness coming back to their faces. That's something I guess we, at least for the people who are here, we are some part of the reason for that. That makes us happy feeling that we're doing the right thing for the people here.

MH: Highlight you mean? (Laughter) This Grand Prix is definitely one of my most important victories. Because I rate Monaco, Silverstone and Indianapolis, I think, these are the Grands Prix, what a Grand Prix driver wants to win, you know. It's something special. So definitely this is something I'm never going to forget. It's just great. Everything this week has been going so fantastic here, except the morning -- and Friday morning. (Laughter) Oh, no, actually, it wasn't that easy. (Laughter) But this is definitely a fantastic day for me.

MS: Obviously, he was very close and it's obvious what he's going to do then when he's close, taking the slipstream and going for an overtaking. As we are allowed to choose one -- to change the line, I went to the inside and gave him the outside, which he tried. And I braked late enough not to let him through, but that wasn't enough. He came later again.

MH: Definitely, yes. Definitely. I was, you know, I was pushing really hard and at that moment the car didn't feel really good. Every time I was losing quite a lot of time in a couple of corners and I knew it wasn't a good thing and Rubens was definitely catching. I thought, well, this is it, you know. I'll just have to hope, hope something happens. And luckily it was some not so many more laps left; and finally, finally it looks like the engine blew up or something. So after that, it was quite interesting.

MS: Well, I think after seeing a great public last year and number of people attending the race, everybody wasn't sure what's going to happen in the second year. And seeing what has happened in the second year makes you obviously very happy that Formula One in America seems to have a lot of supporters. It's always great to feel to come back here then all the time if people really accept us to be here.

MS: I think you should not believe what press is writing about his comments. You should rather ask what he really said and then you will find out quite a difference and you will find out that he hasn't said I'm retiring -- and I'm not retiring, that's pretty sure. So you know --

MH: Think about it. (Laughter) You're not young anymore, Michael.

MS: I guess he's going to rethink his decision after Suzuka if he's going to win another one. (Laughter)

MS: Not really, no.

DC: Well, I feel the same as Mika in that Indianapolis is one of the bigger races. You only get ten points for winning any of them but it's definitely one of the bigger races. I was standing up on the podium here thinking, yeah, this is nice to be on the podium at Indianapolis more than maybe a third in other places.

But, you know, it was quite straightforward last year. I jumped the lights and you pay the price. I feel fortunate today because I didn't overtake anyone and I went from seventh to third. (Laughter)

MH: Me? (Laughter)

DC: You are Mika Hakkinen, right? (Laughter)

MH: No, the 500 you mean? (Laughter) No, no. No, definitely not. I personally, personally I do find that -- the word too dangerous isn't probably exactly the right one, but it's a bit too much.

MH: That sounds better. (Laughter)

MH: No, definitely not. No.

MS: Well, if the question were that I miss something, he takes away always points from me. (Laughter)

MH: Sometimes.

MS: No. We have had great battles in many of our years. I mean, we have been racing in Formula Three days together and we keep on racing in these days and that's, obviously, a great part of my career, which I have enjoyed. Sometimes more, sometimes less. But that's what racing is about, competing; and one big competitor is going to go. So you feel sad to some degree.

MH: That's why I'm leaving, because he paid me too much, you know. I can't handle it anymore. (Laughter)

Now even his brother is coming, you know. (Laughter)

MH: Well, definitely. You know, I think we probably should talk about that more in Suzuka when it is the last Grand Prix and remember. After all, the plan is just to have a break. So there's no point to talk too much.