“Last year I had a terrible race,” said Button, speaking to Press Association
Sport.
“We know the reasons for it, which is good because we have learned from that
and we won’t make the same mistakes again.
“Overall, Canada has been a pretty good circuit for McLaren.
We’ve won there the last three races, but this time around we’re not going
to set the world alight simply because we are going to Canada.
“But I really do feel the changes we made in Monaco helped us, and I really do
hope that carries over to Canada, and I think it will.
“That’s good because we’ve some good improvements. We’re still not great, but
we’re getting there.”
If Button needs a reminder of how a situation can change he only has to look
back to two years ago in Canada when he came from the back of the pack to
win, and that after six trips to the pits, including one for a drive-through
penalty.
“Coming through from last to first really does show that anything’s possible
in Formula One,” added Button.
“While we won’t be heading to Montreal with a winning package, we’re making
steady progress, and there’s always that added motivation you can pull off a
surprising result at this race.”