Brawn gunning for success at the ‘Ring

Ross Brawn has revealed that Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello will both be ready for the German Grand Prix after some improvements.

Brawn GP has dominated Formula 1 this season and Brawn's team currently tops the Constructors' Championship, having won 105 points, 30.5 points ahead of runner-up Red Bull Racing.

Button and Barrichello are also heading the Drivers' Championship, with the British driver comfortably ahead by 23 points.

Despite their overall excellence this season on the whole, Brawn tasted defeat at the British Grand Prix, as Red Bull were a cut above the rest, with Sebastian Vettel taking the win at Silverstone.

Brawn GP will be looking to dominate the German GP, especially with the added significance of Mercedes being their engine partner - a fact that will give the team a little more motivation down the stretch.

"The team is looking forward to returning to the race track at the German Grand Prix next weekend and the Nürburgring should be a good circuit for our car and play to its strengths," said Brawn.

"We have several new aerodynamic parts from Silverstone which were not used in qualifying and the race due to the issues that we faced there, along with additional improvements scheduled for the Nürburgring, which should position us well going into the weekend."

"Whilst coming away with third and sixth placed finishes from Silverstone was still a good outcome from our home Grand Prix, we would be the first to admit that the result did not meet our expectations."

"However we have always said that we would have a fight on our hands to maintain our excellent run of results at the start of the season and everyone at the factory and at Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines in Brixworth is looking forward to that challenge. "

"As a team, we have a good history of going away from a race, thinking about the outcome, identifying where we need to make improvements and then coming back stronger."

"As the home Grand Prix for Mercedes-Benz, we will be hoping to come away from the race in Germany next weekend with a successful result."

Rubens Barrichello is keen to race at the Eifel Mountains this weekend, returning for the first time since 2007.

The 37-year-old managed to beat Button at Silverstone and will be gunning for his first victory of the season.

"I have always enjoyed racing at the Nürburgring and it provides a good challenge for the drivers," added the Brazilian. "The layout and flow is nice which allows you to get into a rhythm and there are some interesting undulations and bumps to look out for."

"I won the race here back in 2002 so the circuit always holds some good memories for me. The weather can be a little unpredictable due to its location right in the Eifel Mountains but we'll be hoping for some warmer temperatures than we saw at Silverstone for the last race."

"The first corner here is really important to set yourself up for a good lap and it's a bumpy run down from the start line. You have to get your approach absolutely right and position yourself well for a good exit. However it is also one of the best overtaking opportunities if the cars around you slide straight on so you need to be alert to take advantage of any opportunities."

"Many of the corners at the Nürburgring are off-camber so getting the correct line for your corner entry is important all round the lap."

"We haven't raced here for a couple of years so it will be interesting to see how the circuit feels in a good car."