"We had a good two days in Silverstone this week and it felt great to be back driving here," the Briton commented, "Silverstone is one of the only fast and flowing circuits left, along with Spa and Suzuka, and I absolutely love it.
"Our focus this week was to evaluate the new aero parts that we will have on the car for the forthcoming races. We've found some improvements, even in the windy conditions that we had on the second day, and I'm happy with the direction that we have taken. I have a few days of training now and after that I'm looking forward to my home race in front of a sell-out crowd."
Barrichello took over for the final day on Thursday and, after an initial installation run to ensure that he was comfortable with the set-up of the car and to get a feel for the grip levels around the circuit, he continued the aerodynamic programme, alongside further evaluation of the tyre options.
"We had a positive day," the Brazilian reported, "The car performed well and I could feel an improvement from the new aerodynamic parts that we were evaluating, even with the strong winds. We concentrated on achieving a good balance for the combination of high speed and low speed corners that you have here. I love driving at
Silverstone, so I am looking forward to the race next weekend and hopeful that we can achieve a better result than in France."
