London (espnstar.com) - Jenson Button says he is feeling "positive" about this weekend�s European Grand prix at the Nurburgring. "We had a positive test at Silverstone in which we made good progress and took another step closer to the competition," insisted Button.

"Apart from a podium at the Nurburgring two years ago, I haven't had that much success at this track. It's a very low grip circuit with a lot of corners off-camber so when you arrive into the corner, it's vital to get the correct line."

He added: "I think we are starting to see our race pace improve relative to our strong qualifying pace and we should feel positive as we head to Germany."

Team-mate Rubens Barrichello is in the enviable position of having won at the Nurburgring which should give Honda an insight of what to expect.

"I always enjoy going to the Nurburgring, particularly as it is one of the tracks where I achieved a win, in 2002. It is a challenging circuit for the drivers and has some interesting characteristics like great high-speed corners and interesting undulations," he explained.

"It's normally very cold when we go there so we are expecting all the efforts that we have made on our tyre-warming issues over the last few tests to pay off. We also worked really hard at Silverstone this week on the set-up of the car, and seeing the results, we are hoping for a strong performance at the N�rburgring."