Button cautious on race prospects

"Obviously this is a very positive qualifying result for us and I'm really pleased that I'll be starting from the second row tomorrow," said Button, who bounced back from a dismal French Grand Prix two weeks ago to qualify in fourth position at Hockenheim.

"We've looked competitive all through the weekend but I'd prefer to wait and see how the race pans out.

"Generally though I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I think it should be a great race."

Teammate Rubens Barrichello completed a positive day for the Honda team by posting the sixth quickest time of the day.

The Brazilian believes the team can now transform their strong qualifying into a good race result.

"I really feel like I had a great lap today and I think our result shows that it's back to reality in a way," said Barrichello. "We had a difficult time in France but we are closer now to where we should be again.

"We had a much better test in Jerez and we seemed to have made some good progress with the car in a number of areas.

"I think we can translate today's qualifying into a positive performance tomorrow and we should be able to have a strong race with some good points for both of us."