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Button hopes to move closer to F1 title
25 January 2007 / PhotosJenson Button will be starting his fifth season at the Honda Formula 1 team this season. The Briton clinched his maiden win with the team last year at the Hungarian Grand Prix and is now ready for more. He now hopes the team can move closer to a fight for the world championship title.
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"We enjoyed a strong second half to the season last year and of course our first win together will always be special," he said at Circuit de Catalunya today. "This year we will hopefully make even greater strides towards our dream of winning the World Championship together and I feel that as we enter our second year under full Honda ownership we have a realistic opportunity of moving closer to that objective. There is a great deal of work to be done between now and Australia."
Later today Jenson Button will get his first run in Honda's 2007 chassis, the RA107. "I am looking forward to driving the RA107 for the first time later today, when I will be able to see the result of many months of hard work in Japan and England between both our team and drivers," he said.
"I drove the RA106 here yesterday using the new Bridgestone Potenza tyres for the first time. Today's run will give me the benefit of a direct comparison between the two chassis. Although I have been out of the car for a while, I am very pleased with my return to the cockpit and also my fitness level, which I have been working hard on since
Christmas."
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| 25 Jan. '07 | Honda presents RA107 |
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| 25 Nov. | Brawn disappointed with Button drives, ponders Lauda |
| 23 Nov. | McLaren line-up will work, says Ecclestone |
| 22 Nov. | Vettel surprised by Button team switch |
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