Britain Friday quotes: Honda

Jenson Button: "This morning the conditions were very gusty, particularly through Becketts, and we were struggling to find a good balance. Although I had to sit out the afternoon session it looks like we have made some good progress with our planned programme and I will be looking at the data this evening with the engineers in preparation for tomorrow."

Christian Klien - 18th: "I am pleased to have had the opportunity to drive the car this afternoon and to help the team complete our planned programme for today. Silverstone is a circuit that I know very well so I was able to feel comfortable in the car straightaway. We had a lot to achieve in the session with the tyres, especially looking at the long run pace for the race on Sunday, so it was good to be able to complete 45 laps."

Jacky Eeckelaert - Engineering Director: "In the first free practice this morning Rubens found a reasonable balance for his car, despite the very windy conditions which made set-up quite a challenge. Unfortunately Jenson had to stop before the end of the session because of his back pain.

"To allow Jenson to rest we put Christian in the car this afternoon and he did a good job with the long run tyre comparisons. Rubens also worked on long run pace to help us prepare for the race on Sunday."