Renault was the 'other' team who made it into Q3. The team eventually qualified as 9th and 10th. Afterwards Nick Heidfeld expressed his joy with the result: "I am extremely happy because I think I achieved the maximum I could have done today. We actually drove with more downforce than normal, as we were gambling a bit and hoping for wet conditions tomorrow. We made some minor adjustments with the car today and certainly got what we could have done from it."

The German driver, who replaces Robert Kubica this year, says that he is a lot happier with his supersoft tyres: "I'm also happier with how I'm driving on the supersoft tyres; yesterday I was not satisfied but today I really got used to them, and I think that showed through my lap times. Obviously you always want to be higher up than P9 but being in the top ten is satisfying and we will try to improve on this tomorrow by securing a good pace and gaining some places."

Vitaly Petrov was also glad to make it into the top ten. "Nick and I got to Q3 and this is a good thing considering the problems we had in Monaco." He also thinks that the weather might be a factor for tomorrow's race: "Looking ahead to tomorrow, it is really difficult to make any prediction. Montreal is almost always a crazy race and the safety car is often a part of it. Also, the weather forecast is looking unsettled so we can expect anything. As a result, tomorrow will be a case of adapting ourselves to the conditions and taking every single opportunity."

Last year Renault scored 6 points in Montreal. Robert Kubica finished the race as 7th and Petrov managed to finish in 17th.