Jenson Button is on the lookout for his first Belgian Grand Prix finish since 2008 next weekend, heading to the Ardennes following his victory at the Hungaroring. The McLaren driver was taken out by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel last year, 12 months after Romain Grosjean forced him onto the sidelines at Les Combes.
"I love racing at Spa, but, unfortunately haven’t done too much of it recently as I’ve been taken out of the last two Belgian Grands Prix through no fault of my own," 2009 Champion Button explained. "This year, I’ll be hoping for a little more luck!
"It felt great to go into the summer break off the back of the win in Hungary. That was a race I think we could just as well have won in the dry as in the damp - which will be worth bearing in mind in Spa, as it’ll probably be wet and dry - and everything in between - at some point during the weekend.
"Once again, our aim will be to put pressure on the championship front-runners, particularly Red Bull. Our car definitely feels really driveable right now, so I don’t think this weekend’s tyre compound selection will affect us too much. We learnt a lot about the Pirelli Medium after the race in Valencia, and I think we’ve moved on quite a bit since then.
"I don’t think DRS will be as critical here as it’s been at some of the other circuits. I’m still not certain where it will be deployed, but there’s always been lots of opportunities to use the slipstream up the hill out of Eau Rouge to pass into Les Combes. It’ll be interesting to see whether DRS can add even more to the show - it should hopefully be another great weekend for Formula 1."
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