Britain Preview Quotes: McLaren

Juan Pablo Montoya: "Following France, I am looking for a strong result at the British Grand Prix. The MP4-20 feels really strong and should suit the Silverstone track. This year will be my first home race at Silverstone with Team McLaren Mercedes, I understand a lot of people from Woking and Brixworth will be going to the race and hopefully we can give them something to celebrate. The circuit is a great challenge; you have to really push the car to the limits. For the three long straights and fast, flowing corners we need power, but this needs to be balanced with the good traction for the medium grip slower bends at the back of the circuit. As a result we will have a medium to low downforce configuration. Silverstone is a track where you can overtake, the best place is under braking into Stowe and there are also chances at Vale and Club."

Pedro de la Rosa: "Aerodynamics is particularly key at Silverstone, and we also need to ensure we have a good compromised between high speed stability and grip in the slower complex at the end of the track. As with Magny Cours, Silverstone is fairly hard on tyres, as a result of the high speeds and abrasive track surface. However we have vast amounts of data from the track and as a result know how to manage these characteristics."

Martin Whitmarsh, CEO Formula One: "The pace of the MP4-20 package in the hands of both Juan Pablo and Kimi was well demonstrated in France, and as a result we have the potential to challenge for the top spots on the podium at one of three home races for Team McLaren Mercedes this season, the British Grand Prix. As part of our build-up to the British Grand Prix, we conducted a positive test at Silverstone in early June. In addition to other scheduled development work at the session, we completed our pre-race programme including set-up and tyre selection work with Michelin."

Norbert Haug, Vice President Mercedes-Benz Motorsport: "Silverstone is a classic on the Formula One calendar for our team before the German Grand Prix on 24th July which will be the second of two back-to-back home Grands Prix. The last tests at Silverstone went well and the results looked promising. As always Silverstone might spring a few surprises, hopefully rain will not be one of them. With the start into the second half of the season our entire team wants to transform the potential of the technology, drivers and team into more good results. We have the capability to win races as Kimi's three victories from his last five starts had shown. Juan Pablo can also compete up front which he has proved in his last two races at Montreal and Magny-Cours, although he had been disqualified in Canada and had to retire with a hydraulic problem in France. The next three weeks with three Grands Prix will bring intensive strain on the Formula One teams and this might also influence the competitiveness and the points standings."