| Honda Racing Formula One Team's pair of Jenson | | | | which no Accord with a Honda cold air intake |
| Button and Rubens Barrichello posted good | | | | system can overtake. |
| performances at the practice session held in | | | | "We have completed a lot of hard work today |
| preparation for the upcoming United States Grand | | | | but we were able to achieve a lot, particularly in |
| Prix. The two Formula One finished the afternoon | | | | the afternoon session," says the Brazilian Formula |
| practice session within the top ten. | | | | One driver who is yet to grab a point this season. |
| The United States Grand Prix is the seventh race | | | | Like BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld, he also |
| of the current Formula One season. The second | | | | complained about his car's balance. |
| race in North America, it will be held at the | | | | "I struggled with the balance of the car during this |
| famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Practice | | | | morning's practice, but this afternoon we made |
| sessions before the race took place at the said | | | | some improvements during the course of the |
| circuit. Raceday is scheduled this Sunday. | | | | session which leaves us with a lot of good data to |
| During the practice sessions, Formula One teams | | | | be working with this evening. Generally a good |
| have stepped up their game and looks to be | | | | foundation from which to move forward this |
| closing the gap between them and frontrunners | | | | weekend," he claims. |
| McLaren and Ferrari. | | | | The Brazilian driver famous for his stint with |
| Jenson Button, the number one driver for Honda, | | | | Ferrari alongside seven-time champion Michael |
| posted the 18th fastest lap time during the first | | | | Schumacher is yet to place higher than tenth |
| practice session. He then performed better at the | | | | place in any race this season. His highest finish this |
| second practice session to set the ninth fastest | | | | season came at the Spanish and Monaco Grands |
| lap time of 1 minute and 13.144 seconds. | | | | Prix. |
| "It has been a fairly routine Friday for us really," | | | | McLaren continues its dominance when two-time |
| says the English Formula One driver. "We achieved | | | | defending champion Fernando Alonso recorded the |
| a good number of laps between Rubens and | | | | fastest lap times in both practice sessions. The |
| myself so we have plenty of information to work | | | | Spaniard currently trails his teammate Lewis |
| with tonight. I had some issues in the morning and | | | | Hamilton in the driver's championship standings. |
| early afternoon with understeer at certain corners | | | | Hamilton also showed a good performance at the |
| but we were able to work through this and pick | | | | two practice sessions. The young British driver |
| up some good front and rear grip by the end of | | | | who leads all drivers in points posted the third |
| the session. A good start." | | | | fastest lap time during the first practice session. |
| Button currently has no points to his credit after | | | | On the second free practice session, the rookie |
| six races. He was forced to retire his Formula | | | | sensation posted the second fastest lap time |
| One car at the Bahrain and Canadian Grands Prix. | | | | behind his teammate. |
| Button's teammate Rubens Barrichello on the | | | | Going into the United States Grand Prix, Honda is |
| other hand posted the ninth fastest lap in the first | | | | ranked tenth with no points yet to their credit. |
| practice session. On the second practice session, | | | | The duo of Button and Barrichello though are |
| he was bested by Button. He finished tenth after | | | | hoping to take the team's first point/s at the |
| the second practice session on board his RA107 | | | | United States Grand Prix. |