Australia: Jenson Button fit for Melbourne race

By Phil Huff
March 30 2006

Honda Racing F1's Jenson Button arrives in Melbourne expecting a strong race, and hoping to improve on his fourth and third place finishes so far this season.

"Australia is a race that I always enjoy and having had a couple of races already this season, I think Melbourne is going to be even more special as we understand already who is quick and who isn't," explains Jenson. "Usually we don't know who is going to be competitive when Melbourne is the first race of the season."

The city of Melbourne is a firm favourite with drivers and team members, and it's no different for the Briton. "It's a beautiful city and I always enjoy travelling there very much," he says. "I'll be spending some time in Sydney before the race as well, working on my training and fitness but also taking some time to relax."

The real reason for travelling to Australia is to race, however, and Button is sure that the event will prove entertaining.

"The Albert Park street circuit is great for drivers but also for the fans as they can get that much closer to the action. We'll be hoping to build on the podium finish in Malaysia and using some of the developments from the test last week, I'm sure that we will have another strong race."