Britain Preview Quotes: BAR

Jenson Button: "After the disappointment of Magny-Cours, where we had a good chance of a podium, it feels great to be back in Britain to prepare for our home race. We targeted our first win for around this point in the season and it goes without saying that it would be fantastic to achieve that this weekend.

"This race is special for so many reasons. I love racing here and will never forget my debut F1 race here four years ago when I passed Michael Schumacher on the first lap. He might have been on a different fuel load but that was a fantastic moment nonetheless. It's incredibly moving to race in front of my home crowd, especially with the sea of Union Jacks down the start-finish straight! Most importantly, this is a weekend when the whole team get to share in our achievements and I just hope that we have something special to celebrate with them on Sunday night."

Takuma Sato: "Obviously Suzuka is my own home race, but I now live in England and this is my second home. I want to do well in front of the team and its many British fans and I hope I have the car to deliver a good result next Sunday.

"The British Grand Prix is one of the most exciting in my opinion. I also have very fond memories of the circuit from my Junior and Formula 3 days, so I am always very excited to head back there. It's a shame that we had a slightly disappointing result at the French Grand Prix, however I am still confident from our performance in Indy. Historically, Silverstone is always an exciting race, especially with the unpredictable weather, so it could be very exciting"

Anthony Davidson: "We have been very quick at Silverstone in general testing this year and both Jenson and Taku topped the timesheets on the days when they ran here. From a personal perspective, this will be the best Friday I've ever had in terms of recognition and it will be great to get a share of the limelight with the British fans. I live just a few miles from Silverstone so I am very well acquainted with the changeable weather conditions we get here and which always make the British Grand Prix even more exciting! As always, I'll be doing my bit to get the team off to a good start on Friday."

David Richards, Team Principal: "There is a great deal of expectation on our shoulders as we head into our home race this weekend. Silverstone is in our own backyard with Jenson currently the top British driver, I would anticipate that a large proportion of British F1 fans will be pinning their hopes on us this Sunday. Obviously it would be wonderful to achieve our maiden victory at our home track, but whatever the outcome, it will be a very special weekend.

"Very few of our staff ever get to go to a race and yet each and every one of them has been integral to the transformation in our performance this season. We have created plenty of opportunities for them to be part of the action this weekend and to see the benefits of their hard work at close quarters. The Regent Street event is a fantastic curtain-raiser for the Grand Prix and the opportunity to bring the fans even closer to the sport and their heroes. However, in the heat of the preparations, we cannot overlook the fact that the French Grand Prix was a disappointment for us and we will be doing everything possible in the days ahead to ensure we are fully on top of any factors which have compromised us. All in all, it will be a very exciting weekend ahead!"

Geoffrey Willis, Technical Director: "In Magny-Cours we did not achieve either our full performance potential or reliability and both areas need addressing in the short run up to the British Grand Prix and beyond.

"The Silverstone circuit requires a harder tyre solution than normal to cope with the very high speed corners and loadings they induce. The harder compounds reduce degradation but this has to be balanced against losing too much grip for the slower speed areas at Club and in the complex. The nature of the corners also requires a car that can be stable under high speed changes of direction without generating lower speed understeer or poor traction. We were able to use the Silverstone test in early June to work on the tyre choices with Michelin and investigate set-up solutions suited to the track. So going into our home race we are confident of fighting for a good result."

Shuhei Nakamoto, Engineering Director, Honda Racing Development: "We had a tough weekend in France and we will of course be working very hard to get back into our podium scoring form. The British Grand Prix is a very important race for us - we always enjoy competing on home ground and it'll be great to race in front of the local fans and many of our staff."