The Englishman helped Brawn GP to claim two world crowns in 2009 before the British team was bought by Mercedes, but he could finish only fifth this season after struggling to start races high up the grid.
There's a lot we can do to make this team stronger and better
Button led the drivers' standings after early-season victories in Australia and China, but after that was overshadowed by teammate Lewis Hamilton until his title hopes ended with a fifth-placing at the penultimate race in Brazil.
"We have the momentum and fighting spirit to take us into the winter feeling very positive," Button said.
Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel declared himself impressed after road testing the new Pirelli tires that are to be used for the 2011 season.
The Red Bull driver was back at the Abu Dhabi circuit where he clinched his first ever drivers' championship crown last weekend, after edging out teammate Mark Webber and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
A total of eight sets of tires are available to teams during testing.
"I think the tires behaved well, better than expected given the short amount of time Pirelli have had and they've done a good job," Vettel told the official Formula One website.
Massa was three-tenths of a second faster than Vettel, and completed 94 laps of the circuit using two different types of tires.
"It was a positive start to begin to understand the behavior of the Pirelli tires. McLaren test driver Gary Paffett claimed third place while Kamui Kobayashi of BMW Sauber was fourth.
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