“I am expecting the RA108 to perform slightly better around Istanbul Park than in Barcelona, where we suffered with ride quality over the bumpy surface, so I believe we can look forward to challenging for the top ten in qualifying and hopefully scoring points again.”
Button is also keen to get back on-track again this coming weekend, having notched up a brace of top five finishes in Istanbul since the race's inception back in 2005.
“The Spanish Grand Prix was our first major upgrade to the RA108,” the 28-year old explained, “and the new aero package definitely gave us a performance improvement over the weekend.
“It's good to know that we are improving the car step-by-step, and I was able to develop a good understanding of the new developments. The car that we take to Turkey will be essentially the same package; therefore our focus will be getting onto Q3 and qualifying in the top ten.
“The Turkish Grand Prix is one of my favourite races on the calendar, and I've had a couple of good results there in 2005 and 2006. The track layout is excellent, with the changes in elevation making it a tough but enjoyable circuit for the drivers.
“There are some really good overtaking opportunities at turn one and turn three, with a chance of passing into turns nine and twelve if you get it right. Turkey is a circuit that I have always been competitive at and really enjoy driving, so I am hopeful that we will have a good race.”
