JENSON Button wowed the crowds with a storming drive to fifth place in the British Grand Prix and said: "I feel like I'm living a dream."

Nine months ago, the youngster watched the Silverstone Grand Prix from the grandstands.

On Sunday, he lined up alongside his hero Michael Schumacher and outdragged him into the first corner.

The superb drive scored him another two points to bring his tally to three in just four races.

Button said: "I think the best moment for me was getting past Michael Schumacher on the first corner after the start.

"It was an amazing feeling racing in the top group, I was following Mika Hakkinen for so long and then leading him after the pitstop. And I think I also learnt something from it."

His teammate in the Grove-based BMW Williams team, Ralf Schumacher, finished fourth to extend his run of point-scoring finishes. Button added: "I knew this circuit more than the others I have raced on so far and it's good for the team to have both Ralf and myself in the points."

Team boss Sir Frank Williams was equally delighted with the result, saying it was "almost better than we could have hoped for".

He said: "We were certainly much closer to the two currently dominating teams than we have been in the previous races. We now have a good way forward to follow."

Technical director Patrick Head said on current form to be beaten by the McLarens and the sole running Ferrari is the best they could expect.

He said: "After a difficult Imola where we had quite a few problems and neither car finished the race, it's good to have a recovery where the cars were reliable from a mechanical point of view throughout practice and the race."