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Formula 1 Button Thoughts On The Competition

No clear favorite in the title race

Jenson Button lit before the Abu Dhabi GP title duel, the departure of Michael Schumacher and the position of his colleagues on the driver market.

Jenson Button looks like the box and the opposition

World champion Jenson Button this year can not be more - therefore puts the Brit three races to go and a medial and slightly out of focus must be on the eve of the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi therefore listen primarily to competition issues. The assembled press, he answered that still like and started in this regard at the same time with his assessment of the intense title duel between Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. "Both go for good teams this year and have done a great job," said Button. "Sebastian for the start of the year was not as great, the last three or four races but were great again."

Who would enter the title ultimately it was relatively equal. "For me it makes no difference." Nevertheless, the McLaren driver would emphasize: "Both deserve it, just like their team because you always win only in the group." Slight advantages he identified nevertheless the German defender. "For Ferrari and Fernando, it is currently difficult because their pace is not quite there - but they are close enough that this type of course this can help them," said the 32-year-old. "For Sebastian, it is less difficult, because his car is simply very fast. But he also knows that Fernando when he gets a car with which he copes better here can attack the victory."

Economic crisis makes it difficult for young drivers

Another issue that these days to make headlines, the recent movements in the driver market. The general trend that established pilots like Heikki Kovalainen and Kamui Kobayashi, both of which have not received a new contract could possibly be replaced by pay-driver, Button wanted it critical. "The F1 has changed in comparison to the time five years ago simply. There in midfield small teams that need money. But this is the situation around the world and therefore we must all deal", named Button the general economic crisis as reason for the new requirements.

The former world champion was certain: "For the young drivers that come in the moment up, it makes it harder to stay in the sport I think but still the fact that a team is not easy to turn away from one when. you really showed power and has done his job well. " Who on the track completely convince would always find a place. "If a driver is very fast, does not make mistakes, and so fast to drive as it allows the car just, its very difficult for a team, an easy to replace by someone with more money," thought button. Although this was not easy. "But if you go fantastic, we go fantastic and no one can then also deny or forget just like that."

Schumacher expectations were too big

In the assessment of driving ability, the opinions differ not only this year but at the youngsters, but also for the established powers - even Michael Schumacher, who will end his career after a long reflection on the end of the season definitely. "I hope he has made the right decision and does not come back again," Button said with a laugh. Facing the world champion, he added: "People have been so much debate as to whether his comeback was right - the only person who can answer that, but really, is himself"

"The fact that his first career was as good and he has achieved so much, of course, the expectations were very high," said the McLaren driver. In the second part Schumacher had not been achieved can carry on. "But a very good job he has done yet - only that now looks just very average, because all it compare with the seven-time world champion has done before." Step out of the Formula 1 was not brave and sure been easy. "I hope he has now made the right choice and find something else that makes it fun." Such a decision is always hard. "Above all, it requires a lot of time and concentration to find something that close such a gap in life can be."