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Honda hope qualifying woes are cured

Tuesday 2nd September 2008

Honda hope the changes they made to the RA108 over the mid-season break will help them to have a good weekend in Belgium.

Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello have struggled for most part of the season, and most of their woes have been attributed to poor qualifying.

Team Principal Ross Brawn believes the Brackley-based squad's performance this weekend depends on how they go during qualifying on Saturday.

"We made a significant step forward with the RA108 over the summer break, however we were not able to convert that potential into a strong qualifying and race performance in Valencia which was disappointing," he said.

"Our priority for the Belgian Grand Prix weekend will be to optimise those performance steps and improve our qualifying performance to give Jenson and Rubens the best possible chance of a good race result.

"Following last week's test in Monza, we will have developments to our braking system which should resolve the issues which Rubens faced in Valencia, in addition to a specific aerodynamic package for the medium downforce levels required at Spa."