Confidence in the Williams camp is high as they head to their home race at Silverstone with car that has showed plenty of promise.
The team have every reason to be upbeat after another good showing at the European Grand Prix last time out. Pastor Maldonado qualified P3 on the grid and then looked good for a third-place finish before crashing into Lewis Hamilton on the penultimate lap.
The pace of the FW34 was impressive at Valencia and with more updates planned this weekend they will be hoping for another good performance.
"Following our strong showing in Valencia, which unfortunately ultimately ended in disappointment, we head to our home grand prix at Silverstone with high hopes," Chief Operations Engineer Mark Gillan said.
"Silverstone is a great circuit, with the highest average corner speed of any circuit in the Championship and is a good challenge for both the driver and car. Pirelli bring their hard (prime) and soft (option) tyres to this race, which is the same pairing that we used successfully in Barcelona.
"We will also bring an updated aerodynamic package to the event which is imperative given the importance of aerodynamic efficiency around this track and how tight the grid is at present."
Maldonado, who already has one race win to his name this season following his success at the Spanish GP, admits it is always "fun" to drive at Silverstone.
"The British Grand Prix is always very special for the whole team and the support we get here is amazing with some of the most knowledgeable fans in the world," the Venezuelan said.
I think the track will suit our car because it's similar to Barcelona and it's also very fun to drive with sections like Maggots and Becketts which really test you as a driver.
"The pace of the car in Valencia was very promising and we have a number of updates expected for this race as well so hopefully we can give the home fans a good result."
