Jenson Button insists he is as motivated as ever, despite admitting that he doesn't enjoy arriving at his home grand prix with little prospect of winning.
Although the trip to
Silverstone comes on the back of a more competitive start to the season when compared to last year, Button is still frustrated at the prospect of battling in the mid-field rather than up at the front.
However, having come to terms with the limitations of his
Honda car, Button is under no illusions that he is capable of challenging for victory and will therefore focus on producing the best result he can for the team at what is their adopted home race'.
I always look forward to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone as it's my home race and therefore a very special weekend for me, he said. I love the layout of the track because it's very fast and flowing, and I have a lot of good memories from when I used to spectate at the British Grand Prix as a boy.
I love what I do, so I have no problems with motivation. It isn't nice knowing that I'm going into the British Grand Prix without a realistic chance of battling at the front, but when I'm in the car I push 110 percent. That's what I do every time I get in the car; it's what I have to do to drive the team forward and ahead of what will be a better year in 2009.
Furthermore, Button insists he is doing is best to return Honda to the head of the grid, the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix winner admitting he is working harder now than he did in his pinnacle season of 2004.
I tell the team exactly how it performs on the track, where it's weak and where it's strong. I'm working much harder now than I did in 2004, when I finished third in the World Championship, because that's what you have to do to get back to the front. I make sure that the team are making the changes that need to be made.
