Jenson Button insists under-pressure Martin Whitmarsh best man to turn McLaren around

Jenson Button insists McLaren are united behind Martin Whitmarsh and is backing him to turn the underperforming Woking outfit's fortunes around.

Although McLaren have made no secret about the big task ahead of them to move back to the front over the remainder of the season, they are expecting a more competitive Silverstone showing next week. Button himself is optimistic of progress, even if he concedes the prospect of a first home victory at the 14th attempt is not realistic. "Hopefully, we can see improvements," he said. "The last race for us was a very, very difficult weekend but, yes, I feel there are some improvements in the pipeline and we can see ourselves fighting for a better result. "Fighting for a win is going to be very difficult for here, and I know that's what the British fans want, but I don't think we're going to be able to give them that. But we're going to do the best job we can and fight for as many points as we can, so you never know what the end result can be." He added that the Northamptonshire track's more conventional layout should also aid the team's quest for improved performance. "This circuit is a very different circuit to the last race. It's a lot smoother, it's a lot faster, it's a lot more flowing and it does suit our car a lot more," the 2009 World Champion added. "We don't know what the weather's going to do, I hope it's going to be dry for the fans and for us after looking at our experiences of Canada."