Thank you to everybody back at base who has brought us back to the front again. We have had a couple of difficult races since the win in China but there has been a lot of hard work to turn it round, and today we were on top as a team which is great to see. I am pleased with the result today and especially for what we have shown as a team in the past few weeks. We know that overtaking is tough but with DRS and KERS, you might as well try it вЂ“ and you can be sure I will. Of course, itвЂ™s unfortunate that I wonвЂ™t start from the very front but thatвЂ™s how it is. We already thought that this circuit should suit us, and itвЂ™s the perfect confirmation of all the work from every team member in Brackley, Brixworth and Stuttgart вЂ“ a big thank you to every one of them, because this is a team result. Okay, it has taken a little bit longer than I might have wanted in the second chapter of my career, but that makes it even sweeter.

It is simply a wonderful feeling to set pole after such a long time, and particularly here in Monaco.

Last year, Sebastian Vettel qualified on pole by 0.441s today, the same gap covered the top five qualifiers!.

NicoвЂ™s third place in qualifying will translated to a front row start for tomorrowвЂ™s race.

Michael qualified on pole for the first time since the 2006 French Grand Prix but will start from P6 after a grid penalty.

Michael will start from sixth position on the grid tomorrow, while Nico will line up in second place. Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg qualified in first and third positions during this afternoonвЂ™s qualifying session for the 70th Monaco Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes AMG Petronas

F1 2012 monaco highlights