Jenson Button is looking forward to next year's traction control ban after doing a few laps without it at Monza this past week
While the team went about it's preparations for the Italian GP, Button opted to get a feel for what it will be like to drive without traction control. The ban on TC comes into affect at the start of next year's Championship.
The Brit did a few laps, after saying: "It was good fun to feel that you are properly in control of the car again and I'm looking forward to next year when we race without it."
As for his preparations for next weekend's race, the Brit said: "The testing that we were able to achieve this week was positive and we made the most of the available track time, despite the really poor weather conditions.
"The main focus was preparing the set-up of the car ahead of the race. We ran the Monza aero package with new front and rear wings which worked pretty much as expected, along with revised suspension components required for the unique demands of this circuit."
Button has scored one point so this season, in what has been a dismal year for Honda. His team-mate Rubens Barrichello has yet to even score a point.
The Brazilian, though, is hoping to break his duck at next weekend's Italian GP. "I was not hoping for too much from the car coming here but at the end of the day, I felt happy as the car seems to be reacting well to the track despite the aero issues that we have at the moment," he said.
"We focused mainly on the set-up for the race and set some reasonable times which is encouraging. Combined with the car feeling better, I am reasonably happy and looking forward to racing at one of my favourite circuits next weekend."
source: planet-f1
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