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Spyker hopeful of better luck at home

The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is particularly special for the Spyker team. Based just across from the main gate of the circuit, for many of the team's 230 strong staff, this is a 'home' event.

"For sure personally we all look forward to it as it's just across from the factory so family and friends can come more than they can to another race," said team boss Colin Kolles. "The atmosphere is always very good too and I hope we will have quite a few supporters! We also spend many days testing there so it does feel very familiar, but professionally we don't approach it as any different to any other event on the calendar. We ultimately have the same aims we always have and we do not make any more effort than we do for other events as we are always trying our best."

Kolles is hopeful of a better weekend at home, than the team endured in France.

"There is little point in dwelling on France - we now have to leave France behind and focus on getting a fault-free performance from the team and drivers," he added. "We have shown that our race pace is getting better - Adrian's lap times in the early part of the race last weekend show that we are quite capable of keeping pace with the teams in front, but we have to look for consistency now without making any mistakes at all."

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