Zoom Senna happy with his day

Honda today concluded the first test session of the winter at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona with Jenson Button and Bruno Senna at the wheel of the Honda cars.

On his second day of running, Button continued his set-up programme with the modified RA108 running on slick tyres. He worked through a series of aerodynamic and suspension evaluations to provide further feedback for the development of the team's 2009 car.

On the other side of the garage, Senna had his opportunity for a full day of running today. His focus during the morning was to establish a good baseline set-up, however traffic frustrated his new tyre runs. Senna continued to work on improving the car in the afternoon, completing two further new tyre runs and setting consistent lap times.

Button completed 94 laps and set the fifth-best time; Senna counted 107 laps around the Spanish track, positioning himself in eighth place on today's list.

The Honda team's next test will take place at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain from Tuesday 9 to Thursday 11 December.

Jenson Button:
"It's nice to be back in a car that I enjoy driving. Taking a lot of the downforce off and running on slick tyres suits my driving style a lot more than grooved tyres. I've had a fun couple of days and it's been very useful as we have tested many things which should help us with the new car. It's been a positive start to 2009 already and I'm very pleased. I've just got to keep pushing the team hard now to get the improvements that we are hoping to achieve for next year."

Bruno Senna:
"Today has been a really good day and I'm very pleased. I've become a lot more comfortable and confident in the car and I think that showed in the lap time, both in the actual time and also the consistency. We found some good set-ups and we were able to make a lot of progress through the day. Whether what I did today is good enough is for the team to decide now and I respect that. But for me personally, for my first time in a Formula One car, I have to be happy with what I achieved today."

"Driving a Formula One car is a very special feeling and it is very easy to know why it is the pinnacle of motorsport. It's very different to anything else you can drive and I just wanted to go faster and faster. Aside from the hard work and focus here this week I have really enjoyed myself. The Honda team are very professional and I am proud to have spent the time with them during this very special week for me."