Brawn GP Racing Team

With the last GP to be held at Silverstone this weekend both Jense and Rubens reflect and look forward to a GP that has great memories for them both:

"The British Grand Prix is always an amazing weekend and I can't wait to race at Silverstone in front of our home fans on Sunday," said Button in a team preview.

"To be leading the championship going into my home grand prix is something that I've never experienced before and it puts a smile on my face every time I think about it.

"I've raced at Silverstone from some fairly tough positions in the past but the fans have always been so supportive and I'd love to give them a performance that they can really enjoy this weekend.

"We took a good step forward with the balance of our car in Turkey but know that our closest competitors are going to be good in the high-speed corners so it will be an interesting weekend. If we come away with a good result, I'll be so happy on Sunday!"

Button admitted, however, that he is sorry it will be his last race at Silverstone, which will make way for Donington from next year.

"It's strange to think that this might be our last race at Silverstone and I can't imagine not having a British Grand Prix so we'll be going all out to put on a fantastic show."

Team-mate Rubens Barrichello is also fired up for the British race, the Brazilian a big fan of the Silverstone circuit.

"Silverstone is one of my all-time favourite circuits and I absolutely love racing there," he said. "The track is fantastic as it is one of the few remaining on the calendar that are high-speed, fast-flowing and really allow you to let the car go through the quick corners.

"My win here in 2003 was really special and it's fantastic to be returning this year with a car that has the potential to compete for the victory.

"There's a lot of expectation going into the weekend as our team's home grand prix but we will remain calm and just focus on doing the best job that we possibly can."

To keep Brawn GP competitive the new parts keep on coming, James Allen interviewed Ross earlier today and Ross had this to say about the Silverstone updates:

“We have new front wing endplates for Silverstone and new rear wing, some different chassis settings again which have come from rig work we have done. We’ve got some upgrades over the next few races which should help again.”

The full interview can be found on James's website: http://www.jamesallenonf1.com

The FIA and FOTA row still continues to rumble on with neither side conceding to the other. A middle ground must be found soon so development for the 2010 season can start and the new teams can establish what they are aiming for. With the FIA announcing 3 new teams and Williams all have entries along with Ferrari, Red Bull Racing and Torro Rosso who are marked as entered (due to contracts) but have already established that they hold firm with the rest of FOTA as they believe their contracts are being contravened. Conditional entries have been placed on the rest of the FOTA teams and a deadline of June 19th has been issued by the FIA for the close of the issue. This means we need to find a resolution to the situation or we may have more entry places passed to new teams. The FIA announced they had 15 entries placed by new teams giving the option of a 50 car grid should they have accepted all entries. This begs the question do the FIA need the FOTA teams and will we end up with a breakaway series?

Ross spoke to Autosport about his thoughts on the subject: Autosport