Jenson Button says he welcomes the return of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher to the F1 grid.
Schumacher, 40, is coming out of retirement to drive for Ferrari while Felipe Massa recovers from his major crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix.
"It's a tough position for him to be in but I'm happy he's taken up the challenge and it's very brave of him," championship leader Button told BBC WM.
"He's still young - 40 is not old and he'll still be competitive."
Brawn driver Button leads the championship after a sensational start to the season, winning six of the first seven races.
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But he has gone off the boil recently, without a podium place in the last three races, and at the next race in Valencia he will also have Schumacher to contend with.
And Button does not expect the man who has already won 91 grands prix to just to make up the numbers.
"His reactions will still be there and I'm sure he's fit enough," he said.
"He tested in winter and was quick, he jumped in and on the first run he was competitive."
Since retiring from racing, Schumacher has remained in touch with the sport as well as getting involved in motorbikes - but the neck and back injuries he suffered in a bike accident in February, together with the ban on in-season testing, could count against him.
"I'm sure he's fit enough as he trains pretty hard, it's just whether he's been able to do enough work on his neck, and Valencia is a circuit he doesn't know," added Button.
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