“I am driving aggressively and making up positions – I overtook five cars on the track in Monte Carlo! I am driving better than ever, and it is great to be arriving at
Silverstone, one of my favourite circuits in the whole season.”
Fisichella is also expecting great things from his British Grand Prix having shown encouraging form there when testing earlier in the season.
“I was quickest there when we tested in April so for sure, I expect to be right up at the front of the field. I think this is one of the circuits for our package. Ferrari will be the main competitors, I think, and probably very close in terms of performance. But I think we have the performance to win the race this weekend.”
McLaren – Kimi Raikkonen (#3), Juan Pablo Montoya (#4):
McLaren-Mercedes showed the kind of form that many had predicted prior to the season start at Monaco and are now hoping that they have turned a corner in terms of form as they attempt to reel in
Renault and
Ferrari.
Although Kimi Raikkonen’s retirement from second place and what many people believed would have been a certain victory showed McLaren have not rid themselves of their reliability woes, eventual second place finisher Juan Pablo Montoya helped keep them in touch with Ferrari in the constructors’ standings.
Indeed, Raikkonen is determined to claim victory at Silverstone, a race he considers one of the great achievements in the sport.
"The British Grand Prix is one I really want to win, as with Monaco it is another of the legendary races on a great track, and of course a home race for the team. Overtaking is possible, so pole position is not so important as in Monaco. I think there will be some different strategies come race day.
