Rubens Barrichello has urged Williams to get on top of its recent problems with its latest updates and maximise the car's performance at the British Grand Prix.
The team brought a new exhaust system to the European Grand Prix but inconsistent results in practice forced it to run its old system in the race. However, Barrichello believes the car would have been quicker with the update and said it is crucial that the new parts at Silverstone provide instant and reliable results.
"As a team, we have a tough job ahead of us this weekend," he admitted. "At the last race we didn't run the revised exhaust, but post race I think it would have been stronger, so we'll be testing that at Silverstone. It's going to be important for us to get the new bits on the car and get to work with them straightaway to see an improvement in performance."
The use of exhaust gases is inextricably linked to the performance of the car's diffuser this year, and technical director Sam Michael revealed Williams would have two diffusers to test this weekend.
"Silverstone is a high speed, fast corner track where aero is dominant," he said. "We have a new front wing and some diffuser modifications to test for this race. Significantly, blowing the diffuser during braking is no longer allowed, so we'll be working with the new software through Friday's practice sessions to re-tune our set-up.
"That doesn't mean that we won't run a blown diffuser, as the gains are still there when exiting the corner on throttle, but we'll evaluate two different types of diffusers before we decide which direction to take for qualifying and the race."
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