Rubens Barrichello hopes his sixth place in Monte Carlo will prove to be a turning point for himself and Honda.
As his team plunged into the midfield in 2007, Barrichello went a whole year without a points finish for the first time in his record-breaking career.
But the scoring drought ended when he made the most of the tricky conditions to come through from 15th on the grid to finish sixth in Monaco last weekend.
"It was very satisfying to score points in Monaco as the car had performed well over the weekend and we deserved a good result from the race," Barrichello said.
"I hope this will be the start of better things to come.
"This team has a lot of potential and it is important that we all maintain our focus, keep working hard and I am confident that the car will continue to improve over the season."
But team principal Ross Brawn sounded a note of caution for the forthcoming Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, where he believes Honda will be hard-pressed to match its Monaco achievements.
"We were pleased with the pace and performance of the RA108 around Monaco last week and it was encouraging to score further points, particularly with Rubens for the first time this season," Brawn said.
"However Canada is a completely different challenge and the downforce levels required are medium to low, the opposite of Monaco
"Although I am pleased with the progress that the team has made over the last few races, we have been lacking the speed necessary to really maximise long straights, so it will be up to us to get the most from the performance that we have available in the car.
"I am expecting a more challenging weekend than in Monaco."
