“The British Grand Prix is my home race and it’s a very emotional weekend for me. I’m very patriotic and having the support of all the British fans, to hear them chanting your name, is such a fantastic feeling.
Silverstone is a very special circuit, it’s incredibly fast with a long complex of high-speed corners which quite literally takes your breath away.
“We’re aiming to get both cars in the points this weekend, it’s going to be tough for us as we’re just not on front-running pace at the moment, but I’m sure we will get the maximum possible out of the car.”
Although
Rubens Barrichello has a total of nine race wins to his name, arguably his greatest triumph was his 2003 Silverstone victory, where the inspired Brazilian pulled off a series of sparkling manoeuvres to claim a win for
Ferrari.
While a similar result in the under performing
Honda is unlikely, Barrichello has shown a greater turn of pace in recent rounds, out-qualifying Button for the third time in a row and going on to claim his best result of the year in fourth place in Monaco.
Barrichello is hoping he can translate his recent form into another points finish at one of his favourite circuits, particularly after his 2003 win.
“Of course the most special of those is my win from pole position back in 2003. Silverstone is just a fantastic circuit. It’s a high-speed track with some challenging corners, and although overtaking can be a bit difficult around here, it’s a track that I really enjoy driving. I’ve spent a great deal of time both testing and racing at Silverstone since I was young, so it holds some special memories for me.”
Red Bull Racing – David Coulthard (#14), Christian Klien (#15):
Arguably the most heart-warming story to emerge from Monaco, Red Bull pulled off a podium result that surprised everyone, including team boss Christian Horner who was made to fulfil his promise to jump into the Monaco harbour naked should they reach the rostrum.
