“He is part of the solution to get us where we want to be. He knows that
and he understands that, and I think he is relishing that.
“It is correct that he gives his reference points and helps us
understand what we have to focus on.
“Some of it we knew already and that is why we restructured the aero
group. I welcome that approach.
“It needs to positive and constructive, but criticism of the right sort
is helpful to a team, it drives you forward.”
Brawn has described Hamilton as “simple and straightforward” in his
approach, which again is respected and sought after.
Brawn likes the fact Hamilton does not mince his words, adding: “He tells
us what he thinks and he is never short of detail in telling you what he
thinks, and you learn what level of detail you need to go to.
“He is interested in everything about the car, such as the fact the
stickers might not be put on properly on the bodywork.
“He has a very good eye for detail. I think he is going to be a very
involved member of the team, which is what we wanted.
“He is clearly a very talented driver, but Formula One is about so much
more.
“There are a lot of highly-talented drivers who don’t have the rest of
it, but I think he has the rest of it as well.”
Hamilton finished sixth quickest on what was a tightly-contested time sheet as
the top seven drivers were covered by just 0.8 secs.
Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen concluded the day on top with a lap of one minute 18.148
secs, just 0.027 secs faster than Jules Bianchi in the Force India.
The Silverstone-based marque are the only team yet to announce their second
driver for the coming campaign, with Bianchi certainly proving he can take
on the full-time seat after serving as reserve last year.