Lewis Hamilton is eagerly chasing a Formula One win at Silverstone before the British Grand Prix heads to Donington Park.
Hamilton has often hailed the Northamptonshire track as a 'special circuit' as he has many memories from watching races there as a youngster.
The 23-year-old has also triumphed at the venue, notably taking the chequered flag in GP2 a couple of a years ago in front of a packed house.
But with the British Grand Prix heading to the East Midlands from 2010 after Bernie Ecclestone dropped his bombshell on Silverstone on Friday, it means Hamilton has just two further chances to win.
For Sunday, the McLaren star will start the penultimate race at the circuit from fourth on the grid following a less-than-convincing qualifying performance.
Although quickest in Q2, in the final 10-minute shoot-out he ran wide at Priory on his first hot lap, and then on his second and final run he 'didn't push as much' through the same corner.
It means for what is expected to be a wet race, Hamilton will start behind team-mate Heikki Kovalainen who clinched the first pole of his F1 career.
The unlikely figure of Mark Webber joins Kovalainen on the front row in his Red Bull, with reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen in third in his Ferrari.
Hamilton knows he has a lot of hard work ahead of him, although he said: "With the strategy and predicted rain for the race, everything will be possible.
"Fourth is not bad, I'm quite happy with it to be honest, and I'll do the best job I can. I'm honestly not disappointed.
"I'm very much looking forward to racing in front of my home crowd at what is a special circuit.
"For me, it's because of all the high-speed corners, in particular Copse which is spectacular.
"It is a circuit whose character makes it very difficult to figure out.
"But it's also a beautiful place, and then there's the great fans here. There's always a lot of support.
"I know I've only two chances left to win here, and if I do then it would be great."
After winning last year's race in Japan in monsoon-like conditions, and another rain-hit grand prix in Monaco recently, the prospect of a downpour on Sunday does not faze Hamilton.
"It would be nice to have it one way or the other, be it dry or wet," added Hamilton.
"If it's dry at the start and then it rains that makes it even more exciting, but the main focus is ensuring Heikki and I score points.
"But if the weather is up and down, I'm still looking forward to an exciting race."
There was a degree of confusion post-race as Hamilton was told on the pit-to-driver radio communication "Do not overdrive! Do not overdrive!" by one of his engineers following his mistake in Q3.
Team boss Ron Dennis later insisted the instruction was made to Kovalainen, even when it was pointed out to him it was not just audible, but visible on the television screens.
However, Dennis later conceded to making a mistake, underlining the point Hamilton is pushing too hard these days in his bid to win and so making errors.
Assessing the situation, he said: "I was very relaxed.
"On my first lap my first two sectors were good and then I got into Priory and had an oversteer moment, tried to correct it and ended up in the gravel.
"We need to have a look because I went in there as normal. I had great front end, but the rear just gave up.
"Then on the second lap I didn't push as much in Priory, as simple as that. That was it.
"I have to admit they were very tricky conditions out there, with the strong wind, especially around the back at Stowe."
Dennis at least felt his team had enjoyed 'a good day' after all their recent problems.
"The only thing that would have made it more perfect would be if we had both drivers on the front of the grid," added Dennis.
"Heikki's lap was just phenomenal. To be half a second quicker here than anyone else is very difficult.
"Lewis is on the second row, but there's a long way to go, we've a good race strategy, we got the weather right all the way through today, and hopefully we can do the same for tomorrow."
Behind Raikkonen and Hamilton, championship leader Felipe Massa is ninth on the grid in his Ferrari, his worst qualifying performance of the season.
The same goes for fellow title challenger Robert Kubica who starts 10th in his BMW Sauber due to a problem with the rear of the car.
David Coulthard is 11th for Red Bull in his final British race after announcing he is to retire at the end of the year, with Honda's Jenson Button 17th.
Hamilton has often hailed the Northamptonshire track as a 'special circuit' as he has many memories from watching races there as a youngster.
The 23-year-old has also triumphed at the venue, notably taking the chequered flag in GP2 a couple of a years ago in front of a packed house.
But with the British Grand Prix heading to the East Midlands from 2010 after Bernie Ecclestone dropped his bombshell on Silverstone on Friday, it means Hamilton has just two further chances to win.
For Sunday, the McLaren star will start the penultimate race at the circuit from fourth on the grid following a less-than-convincing qualifying performance.
Although quickest in Q2, in the final 10-minute shoot-out he ran wide at Priory on his first hot lap, and then on his second and final run he 'didn't push as much' through the same corner.
It means for what is expected to be a wet race, Hamilton will start behind team-mate Heikki Kovalainen who clinched the first pole of his F1 career.
The unlikely figure of Mark Webber joins Kovalainen on the front row in his Red Bull, with reigning world champion Kimi Raikkonen in third in his Ferrari.
Hamilton knows he has a lot of hard work ahead of him, although he said: "With the strategy and predicted rain for the race, everything will be possible.
"Fourth is not bad, I'm quite happy with it to be honest, and I'll do the best job I can. I'm honestly not disappointed.
"I'm very much looking forward to racing in front of my home crowd at what is a special circuit.
"For me, it's because of all the high-speed corners, in particular Copse which is spectacular.
"It is a circuit whose character makes it very difficult to figure out.
"But it's also a beautiful place, and then there's the great fans here. There's always a lot of support.
"I know I've only two chances left to win here, and if I do then it would be great."
After winning last year's race in Japan in monsoon-like conditions, and another rain-hit grand prix in Monaco recently, the prospect of a downpour on Sunday does not faze Hamilton.
"It would be nice to have it one way or the other, be it dry or wet," added Hamilton.
"If it's dry at the start and then it rains that makes it even more exciting, but the main focus is ensuring Heikki and I score points.
"But if the weather is up and down, I'm still looking forward to an exciting race."
There was a degree of confusion post-race as Hamilton was told on the pit-to-driver radio communication "Do not overdrive! Do not overdrive!" by one of his engineers following his mistake in Q3.
Team boss Ron Dennis later insisted the instruction was made to Kovalainen, even when it was pointed out to him it was not just audible, but visible on the television screens.
However, Dennis later conceded to making a mistake, underlining the point Hamilton is pushing too hard these days in his bid to win and so making errors.
Assessing the situation, he said: "I was very relaxed.
"On my first lap my first two sectors were good and then I got into Priory and had an oversteer moment, tried to correct it and ended up in the gravel.
"We need to have a look because I went in there as normal. I had great front end, but the rear just gave up.
"Then on the second lap I didn't push as much in Priory, as simple as that. That was it.
"I have to admit they were very tricky conditions out there, with the strong wind, especially around the back at Stowe."
Dennis at least felt his team had enjoyed 'a good day' after all their recent problems.
"The only thing that would have made it more perfect would be if we had both drivers on the front of the grid," added Dennis.
"Heikki's lap was just phenomenal. To be half a second quicker here than anyone else is very difficult.
"Lewis is on the second row, but there's a long way to go, we've a good race strategy, we got the weather right all the way through today, and hopefully we can do the same for tomorrow."
Behind Raikkonen and Hamilton, championship leader Felipe Massa is ninth on the grid in his Ferrari, his worst qualifying performance of the season.
The same goes for fellow title challenger Robert Kubica who starts 10th in his BMW Sauber due to a problem with the rear of the car.
David Coulthard is 11th for Red Bull in his final British race after announcing he is to retire at the end of the year, with Honda's Jenson Button 17th.
