McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton is adamant that he wants to 'make the nation proud' at the British Grand Prix.
The Brit goes into his home circuit after Red Bull made great strides forward in the European Grand Prix at the end of last month.
Despite Ferrari and Fernando Alonso ultimately winning the race in Valencia, Sebastian Vettel looked poised to claim the most dominant victory of the season at one point of the afternoon.
However, the appearance of the safety car and an alternator failure led to the German's retirement, and Hamilton is hoping that with his side's planned upgrades he can make the same impact at Silverstone.
"I don't think we can be too surprised just because we've seen the rate of their development over the last couple of years," Hamilton told Sky Sports News.
"Of course to see him pull away so far - he was pulling over a second a lap [clear] - that was astonishing for me, but then again I wasn't really that fast so it wasn't like I was in the previous race.
"So hopefully in the next race we'll have a much better chance of keeping with him, if not being ahead of him. We've got hopefully some upgrades coming, the car felt pretty good in the simulator so I hope that we have a fighting chance to make the nation proud."
The British Grand Prix takes place on Sunday.
Matt Cotton
