Rubens misses 'old' Hockenheim

Barrichello won the German GP that year from 18th on the grid, taking his first-ever grand prix victory in the process. He laments the loss of the high-speed circuit.

"I miss the old things and as we become older, it seems that everything new in life does not look as good as the old stuff!" said Barrichello. "The only bad thing about the old track was that, when it rained, the trees in the forest did not let the spray clear and visibility was almost non-existent, even though driving down those long straights was fantastic."

Barrichello says Ferrari is well aware of the potential threat this weekend of the rejuvenated McLaren squad.

"McLaren came up with the big surprise [at Silverstone], as it seems like only yesterday that they were struggling and in the last race they came good," he said. "You can never stop in Formula 1 and you have to constantly push to improve your package.

"I am very relaxed at the moment as generally the last few, since Nurburgring in fact, have been quite good for me. There might have been a little something lacking for me to actually win races, but the possibilities for victory are always there and I think it will be the same situation this weekend."