Button has two-year title plan

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Following an abysmal season last year for Honda and Button due to a wretched car, the 28-year-old threatened to walk away unless the team improved dramatically.

But he now admits: "All thought of leaving has gone. I'm the happiest I've probably been with this team, and not just for this year, but the coming seasons."

With the recruitment of technical genius Ross Brawn, Honda appear to be heading in the right direction but miracles are not going to happen this year, particularly as Brawn has only been with the team two months.

But, from 2009, Button feels he will have a car capable of winning grands prix, and potentially pushing for the title, which could see him at the front of the grid with McLaren's Hamilton.

"I hope so," remarked Button when questioned on the matter at the launch of the new car, the RA108, on Tuesday at Honda Racing F1's headquarters in Brackley.

"It's 14 months down the line and we hope to be challenging at the front, but there's a long way to go before that.

"So I'm not thinking about 2009 just yet, I'm thinking about this year, and I admit it won't be us that wins a world championship," he admitted.

"It will be McLaren or Ferrari, but for the future in the sport, I can't think of anywhere better to be than here at Honda.

"I want to be challenging for the world championship, which could be in 2009, but if it's not, it's not. It will be the following year."