A standout of winter testingJenson Button, although without a maiden win, is gearing up for a drivers` world championship assault in 2006.
The English racer, whose team is consistently named as a standout of winter testing, said Honda is also setting fear in the hearts of rivals by proving so reliable with the `RA106` package.
``In Bahrain testing I completed 360 laps in three days,`` 26-year-old Button told ITV Sport, ``which is just unheard of, especially for us.``
He said : ``In 2005, we did about 80 laps maximum over two or three days, so this is a massive step forward.``
Ferrari and Toro Rosso aside, JB also expects to get a jump on all rivals at the season opener. Referring to the recent Bahrain test, which the eight unnamed teams decided against attending, he insisted : ``I still don`t understand why they weren`t present there. When we arrive in Bahrain for the race it`s going to make a big difference, especially having worked with Michelin so closely and tested tyres at the circuit in the right temperatures.``
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