Button hold's key to Fry's Turkish delight
Honda boss Nick Fry claims Jenson Button’s first Formula One win is just “the tip of the iceberg” for his team.
Button’s victory in Hungary not only ended his 113-race quest but capped an eight-season rise to the top for his team, who started life as British American Racing in 1999.
Fry believes it will be the first of many successes for the Brackley-based outfit but urged humility when they look back on a historic achievement.
He said: “Obviously there was huge elation – it was something we had doggedly worked towards and we always knew we would get there. This is the tip of the iceberg.
“We are working as a global effort and to get everything to gel together is a big effort but it is working quite well now and I think we can go from strength to strength.
“But we are still very humble. We have won just one grand prix and there are lots of teams that are better than that.
“We have to keep our heads down and hopefully we can be competitive for the rest of the season.”
Button’s triumph finally gave his team reason to celebrate after a torrid season which appeared to be heading towards another unsatisfactory conclusion.
Now a second win this year is on the 26-year-old’s agenda and he urged the team on to prove his feat in Hungary was no fluke.
“The most important thing is for us to keep improving the car as we go through the season,” he added.
“We have won our first race now and it would be nice to win again this season.”
Button will settle for a podium place this weekend.
“It would be nice if we could get a podium here – that would be a good result for us,” he said. “This weekend my aim has to be to fight for a podium.”
Button’s Hungarian win was as much down to the changeable weather as it was a brilliant drive from the Englishman and he expects a harder task in the Turkish sun.
The Honda driver was an encouraging third in both practice sessions today but believes the usual suspects will return to the front when the weekend hots up.
He added: “Here it’s going to be difficult in the dry because I don’t think we have the quickest car at the moment but we will see what happens. I hope we can get some big points.
“The Ferraris have been quick and the McLarens have come on strong – they are going to be difficult to beat.
“I don’t know what Renault are doing, if they are trying to hide their speed they are doing it well.”
