Q. How important to the team was Jenson' Buttons sixth place in Barcelona?
"We were extremely pleased to pick up our first points of the season in Barcelona and it was just reward for the efforts that everyone has put in over the last few months. We took many positives from the race weekend, including the good performance of the new aero package and our strategy working well, with the execution of the pit stops being especially good. Of course, there are challenges to be overcome, however I am confident we have the right attitude and commitment to resolve these. There is tremendous potential in this team and our three points in Barcelona was the first step at the start of a very intense few months of racing."
Jenson Button, Driver
Q. Knowing the strengths of the RA108, do you expect the car to be competitive at the Turkish Grand Prix?
"The Spanish Grand Prix was our first major upgrade to the RA108 and the new aero package definitely gave us a performance improvement over the weekend. It's good to know that we are improving the car step-by-step and I was able to develop a good understanding of the new developments. The car that we take to Turkey will be essentially the same package, therefore our focus will be getting onto Q3 and qualifying in the top ten. Turkey is a circuit that I have always been competitive at, and really enjoy driving, so I am hopeful that we will have a good race."
Rubens Barrichello
Q. You reach 257 Grand Prix appearances this weekend. What does this mean to you?
"Becoming the most experienced Formula One driver ever means a great deal to me. I've had a long career in Formula One and I have so many wonderful memories, but I don't feel any different today to the day when I started out on this journey in 1993. My first race, at Kyalami, seems like yesterday. I must thank my family and friends for their unwavering support through the years. I was lucky enough to start my career in F1 at a young age and I love racing as much as ever and, importantly, I still love Formula One. Whilst people will look back at my 16-year career in Turkey, I'm still looking forward and the next race is the one that matters the most."
14 Falcons Jenson Button the name says it all doesn' it ? As to the team's fotrunes when you finish sixth and just garner a point. I guess that must feel like a personal milestone ? But considering what they've probably spent they'd probably think that it was well worth it.
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Jenson has a win with Honda so that is a personal best. The points are encouraging because the car was way off the mark last year. Brawn is getting Honda back on track.
With Super Aguri folding do you think Honda might be able to do more for its factory team?
14 Falcons I'd certainly like to think so as there's a lot of engineering acumen within the Honda factory system. But I believe as the end of the day it's aboput how willing they are in attaining the success that they so long for.
If they're unwilling to go to great lengths to achieve it then they'll just end playing second fiddle to the likes of McClaren, Toyota , Renault and Ferarri. And that's not what I envisage that Honda's hierarchy would like to see happen at this juncture.
USA Today has a very good write up within its sports section on Saturday's upcoming race at Darlington. It makes for a very interesting read to say the least.
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It ought to be a very compeitive race . And the track itself is said to be a very fast one of sorts. As to how true that is one can only tell by what'll no doubt take place on the day of the race itself.
I've not taken note as to the lap times in practice. But more likely than not they've been impressive . I hope that Hamilton can come up with something special on the day ?
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