From eurosport.com :
It might be almost 40 years since Honda competed in F1 as a 100% manufacturer, but despite the absence, the new team born out of BAR Honda has set their sights on winning their very first Grand Prix in Bahrain this weekend, and if winter testing is anything to go by, they are in a position to do so.
The new RA106 chassis has been both quick and reliable since it hit the track in Barcelona in mid January, and with the Honda V8 reckoned to be one of the strongest units on the grid, both Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello have the ingredients to win come Sunday.
I am not sure any of these guys have the ingredients to win - Buttplug has never done it and Rubinho probably forgot how it goes because he was never allowed
Erhm - why that ?
I actually believe that the Honda is the better car than the Ferrari this year
I don't understand why people cannot see how much potential Jenson Button has as a driver.
In 2004, he was 3rd overall in points, just behind Schumacher and Barrichello in their way-too-much faster Ferraris cladded in better Bridgestone tyres (for that year). He brought the first ever top grid qualifying for his team, and he's been on the podium several times. The BAR Honda wasn't even that fast back then.
He has been able to beat all team mates so far. It is just plain bad luck that he has never been in a competitive enough car like Renault, McLaren or Ferrari to show his talent, or to propel him on to the Top Podium.
Some people just don't get it. They tend to believe a driver can pull tricks with a car that isn't even on the same pace as the others, especially when we are talking in seconds (which all adds up).
I think Button will finally show himself this year is what initially seems to be a competitive car, for the first time in his F1 Career.