European grand prix winner Rubens Barrichello has thanked his Brawn GP team for giving him a 'perfect car'.
The Brazilian secured his first win in five years in Valencia, leapfrogging the McLaren pairing who led the way from the start through their KERS button.
Barichello's win comes after he upset the Brackey-based squad by attacking them for losing the German grand prix for him.
The win, his first for Brawn, means he has moved back into second place in the championship standings behind his team-mate Jenson Button after Mark Webber in the Red Bull failed to finish in the points and Sebastien Vettel retired with his second engine failure of the weekend.
It was a popular victory with the crowd and the formula one paddock and Barrichello said: 'It has been fantastic, it has been a weekend that I'll never forget, especially because it has been five years.
'You don't forget how to do it, but it was tough, at the middle of the race they were telling me to push, push, push and although we were pushing like hell there are some things that go through your mind and you know that you cannot make any mistakes.'
The Brazilian dedicated his win to his country, his family and the Brawn team, perhaps in an attempt to make amends for his recent outbursts.
'You want to do it for your country, you want to do it for your family, so there was a lot going on in my mind,' Barrichello said.
'The car has been perfect and I thank the team for that, because it wasn't just me, the car was really brilliant,' he added.
The Brazilian secured his first win in five years in Valencia, leapfrogging the McLaren pairing who led the way from the start through their KERS button.
Barichello's win comes after he upset the Brackey-based squad by attacking them for losing the German grand prix for him.
The win, his first for Brawn, means he has moved back into second place in the championship standings behind his team-mate Jenson Button after Mark Webber in the Red Bull failed to finish in the points and Sebastien Vettel retired with his second engine failure of the weekend.
It was a popular victory with the crowd and the formula one paddock and Barrichello said: 'It has been fantastic, it has been a weekend that I'll never forget, especially because it has been five years.
'You don't forget how to do it, but it was tough, at the middle of the race they were telling me to push, push, push and although we were pushing like hell there are some things that go through your mind and you know that you cannot make any mistakes.'
The Brazilian dedicated his win to his country, his family and the Brawn team, perhaps in an attempt to make amends for his recent outbursts.
'You want to do it for your country, you want to do it for your family, so there was a lot going on in my mind,' Barrichello said.
'The car has been perfect and I thank the team for that, because it wasn't just me, the car was really brilliant,' he added.
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