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The inaugural Korean Grand Prix was a real race of attrition, so you would think Williams’ technical director Sam Michael would be pleased that both his drivers took home points. But, were it not for the tyre troubles Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg faced during the race, Michael believes the FW32 had more than enough performance for the duo to have finished higher up the order than their respective seventh and tenth places. He explains why he hopes the British team will show their full potential at the forthcoming Brazilian event

Drivers and team representatives: Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Nico Hulkenberg (Williams), Monisha Kaltenborn (Sauber), Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber), Adam Parr (Williams), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes).

Q: Adam, you have had a new job since the British Grand Prix. How has that changed things for you? How different is it?
Adam Parr: It doesn’t really change anything as it is pretty much reflecting what I have been doing for a little while now…

Jenson Button’s British Grand Prix was an exercise in damage limitation. He may have started 14th on the grid, but a great start, improved race pace, and issues for his rivals saw him eventually cross the line in fourth. Although concerned about the pace of development at other teams and disappointed the MP4-25 didn’t take to its new blown diffuser at the British round, Button is certain McLaren can keep up with their competitors, as he explained to his official website…

Although McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton would have preferred to have won his home race at Silverstone last weekend, he’s well satisfied with his second-place finish.

With the slightly quicker Red Bull leading the way and the British team’s well-documented blown diffuser issues, Hamilton is pleased he left the British round with a haul of 18 points and his lead in the drivers’ championship intact. He explains more in an interview with his official website

Everyone says the RB6 is the fastest car on the grid over a single lap and at Silverstone on Saturday Red Bull hammered the point home, once more locking out the front row. With or without its latest front-wing update, it seems the rest of the pack will have their work cut out to stay in touch on Sunday. We take a team-by-team look at where things stand after qualifying for the British Grand Prix

The FIA have tweaked the safety-car regulations ahead of Sunday’s British Grand Prix in a bid to avoid a repeat of the recent controversy that arose at Valencia…

HRT race driver Bruno Senna will be replaced by test driver Sakon Yamamoto for the British Grand Prix weekend, the team revealed on Thursday evening. Senna will be back in the car for the next round in Germany…

Lewis Hamilton heads into this weekend’s British Grand Prix as championship leader. His McLaren has got some new components that look promising and even though the young Brit is not fully satisfied with their performance just yet, he is confident that the team will find the right set-up for qualifying and the race. After all, who wouldn’t love to win his home event?

McLaren have decided to take their blown diffuser off the car for the remainder of the British Grand Prix weekend, after inconclusive results from the much-anticipated upgrade in Friday’s practice sessions…

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton may try to play it down, but his second-place finish at the European Grand Prix was unexpected. The British team had arrived in Valencia worried about the pace of rivals who had upgraded their cars in advance of their own.

However, a strong qualifying lap, a great start and the MP4-25′s consistent race pace saw the British driver overcome accident damage, safety-car dramas and his subsequent penalty to add 18 points to his championship tally. It was, as he explained to his official website, an interesting weekend all round