Barrichello targets 'good points' on Sunday

"I'm really happy with my position today," admitted the Brazilian after qualifying his Honda in fourth position.

"The car is certainly competitive and I enjoyed the qualifying session. I would like to thank everybody in the team because we have all done a good job to get the best possible from the car today.

"For sure the race will be tough and we have to keep pushing hard because we have some tough competition behind us on the grid. My aim now is to push for a good points finish and I think we have the car to do that. I'm looking forward to tomorrow."

Honda bounced back from their dismal Canadian Grand Prix, with Jenson Button completing a good day for the Japanese squad by setting the seventh fastest time.

"I'm pleased with the way qualifying went today," said Button. "The car was well-balanced and I think I have a good strategy. The challenge will be getting past the cars directly in front of me but generally I think we can have a strong race and points for both of us is certainly a possibility here.

"It should be a great race for the fans tomorrow."