24/11/2006
NEWS STORY
Honda has revealed that Jenson Button will sit out next week's test at Barcelona after cracking his ribs in a recent kart event which formed part of his winter preparation programme.
Earlier this week, the Englishman attended the Honda Racing Thank You Day at the Motegi circuit on Thursday. There he met some of the 26,000 Honda customers invited to a special celebration of Honda's motorsport participation.
The Japanese team is hoping that Button's two hairline cracks to his ribs will heal in tie him to attend the first Jerez test which gets underway on December 6.