Sir Jackie Stewart believes Jenson Button needs to wrap up the drivers’ championship sooner, rather than later.
Button led the title race after winning six of the first seven grands prix of the season but his form has nosedived in recent weeks as the Brawn GP car has dropped off the pace.
And former champion Stewart knows only too well that the championship is never over until the final grand prix, losing the 1968 title race due to a mechanical failure in the last race of the season.
He believes Button must put this year’s championship to bed before luck plays a further part. SkySports
“He’s got to drive without making errors, staying out of trouble,” said Stewart. “I think Jenson knows what to do - he’s a very sensible young man. He’s mature, he’s 29 years of age, a good age for a racing driver.”
Stewart knows from painful experience the longer Button leaves it to wrap up the championship, the more chance there is of bad luck coming into play. A year before winning the first of his three titles, Stewart suffered the agony of seeing the crown slip from his grasp in the final race of the season.
“It went down to the last Grand Prix in 1968 and I lost the world championship with a mechanical issue,” Stewart added.
“In the early part of the season, there’s no doubt that Jenson Button had a car behind him and he was driving in a fashion that dominated the sport,” added Stewart.
“It’s going to be an exciting end to the season but it didn’t seem possible that he could lose the lead in the world championship that he had. But it has happened and now he has to pick himself up and so have the team.” The Press Association
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