Japan Friday quotes: Honda

"I didn't get the best out of the tyres that I was on for the last run but it was still a really good fun day and I felt confident in the car."

Jenson Button - 7th: "I didn't get much running in the session because of the weather, but it's good to have Anthony out there putting mileage on the car so that we don't have to compromise engine mileage. We also don't get that many sets of new wet tyres.

"We didn't do any running until the track started to dry out, then I got one run in at the end. At that time, practically every car was on the circuit and because of the traffic it was hard to get a good lap time. However, the car is feeling reasonably good so generally we've made a positive start to an important weekend."

Rubens Barrichello - 13th: "It was one of those days when everyone runs just a little bit because that is all we can do in the weather conditions we encountered.  We had no car issues but it's difficult to see where we stand yet. We will just have to study the data this evening and hope for more good steady progress tomorrow."

Gil de Ferran - Sporting Director: "It was hard to learn much today given the changing conditions, and for that reason the timesheets are not especially representative.

"With Anthony we spent most of the day evaluating which tyres were best for which conditions and at the end he had the opportunity to run around here on dry tyres for his first time ever. All three drivers are happy with the car balance, so all in all a good start for our home GP."