Button Welcomes Hard-Fought Point

Briton Jenson Button was happy to score a point at today's German Grand Prix after starting the race from 17th position.

"I'm really pleased to finish eight today, it's just a shame that we couldn't collect two points instead of one," said Button after the race."Still, every point counts and we did a great job from where we started. I have to thank the team and Honda because we were quick and reliable in tough race conditions.

"It's a nightmare starting from the back and I have to do better in Hungary because I'm just making life hard for myself. We have to drive our car on the edge at the moment though and sometimes it's very easy to slip over the limit."

The Briton has scored 12 of his BAR team's 15 points.

His teammate Jacques Villeneuve endured another disappointing race, finishing outside the points in ninth position.

"A frustrating end to a very tough race for me," said Villeneuve. "I got hit from behind in the first corner and that just destroyed my race. It's a great shame because the car was good today and we had a good strategy. Because of where we were on the track, we changed to a one-stop strategy.

"This wasn't the best choice in the end, but we decided to take a gamble and it didn't work out. The engine worked well and the car was quick, so we had a good chance of points today and it's very disappointing."