Gene in again for Silverstone

Gene finished a disappointing 10th at Magny-Cours last weekend in the French Grand Prix, but should be better prepared for Silverstone after completing a high amount of mileage at the Northamptonshire former airfield venue.

"I am very much looking forward to Silverstone," said Gene. "Although everything went well for me at Magny-Cours, I will be using that experience to help me improve my race performance at Silverstone. We've spent a lot of time testing at Silverstone in the past so I'm confident when I say that the track suits the FW26.

"We've always achieved competitive lap times there so I hope we can do the same over the Grand Prix weekend. It would also be good to score some points as it's WilliamsF1's home race and many of the guys from the factory will be there."

Team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya knows that it is crucial for Williams to restart its challenge for the constructors' championship after scoring just one point from the last three races. It is now a distant fourth in the standings.

"We haven't managed to collect many points in the last few races so we really must get it right at Silverstone," said Montoya. "I know a lot of people from the factory are coming to Silverstone over the weekend so I hope we can give them something to cheer about! I am very pleased that Marc is racing again at this Grand Prix and I'll give him all the support he needs."