France preview quotes: Honda

"The key to a really quick lap around here is getting the front end of the car working well, particularly for turns one and two. You can lose a lot of time at turn two if you have too much understeer in the car. You also need to have good car stability to make the most of the high speed chicanes."

Rubens Barrichello: "I really enjoy racing at Magny Cours and it is a really flowing circuits which the drivers generally enjoy. The track has a mixture of high and slow speed turns, and although the track surface is smooth, it can be hard on the rear tyres. The high speed changes of direction between turns four and five, and also turns seven and eight, are particularly challenging.

"The weather conditions are usually very hot so the team will be well prepared for high track temperatures having spent three days testing in Jerez this week."

Shuhei Nakamoto - Senior Technical Director: "We made some good progress at the three-day test in Jerez this week where the excellent weather allowed us to fully complete our planned programme. We were therefore able to sign off various new mechanical parts and an aerodynamic upgrade for the RA107 as well as further improvements to the stability under braking. We expect a small improvement in performance in both qualifying and the race next weekend at Magny Cours."