Bridgestone Say There's More to Come

Bridgestone technical manager Hisao Suganuma says the Japanese tyre manufacturer are aiming to keep their momentum going after their victory at the British Grand Prix.

After a couple of races where they have been criticised for their performances against French tyre supplier Michelin, the Japanese manufacturer fought back today, with Brazilian Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello giving them their sixth win of the season.

Suganuma said today's result was just the start of their return to form.

"A great victory for Rubens, we are very pleased for him. He was simply flying today, setting fastest lap after fastest lap - a brilliant drive," said Suganuma. "And it wasn't just outright speed either. Our tyres also performed very consistently today which I was pleased to see, and not just from the Ferraris.

"The BAR cars were running well too, producing lap times very close to those of the leaders. Michael had a tough race but to come back to finish fourth was extremely well done. I'm quite satisfied with our tyre performance here at this circuit as it means all the hard work we have done very recently has begun to pay off.

"This is just the start of our fightback and we intend to keep the momentum up for the rest of the season."