Question: You have won six out of 12 races, which in the past would have easily won you the championship. Now you still have to fight hard to make it happen…
Jenson Button: Exactly. If you look at it like that, it is great, and I have a 16-point lead, which is a good position to be in as the championship is coming to a close. There are five races still left and it is more about looking forward to every single race.
Question: A medal system in place this season would have solved your problem…
Jenson Button: Yeah, it would be a nice idea, wouldn’t it? But that’s not the case and it’s this way and this way it’s been for decades, so this way it should be.
Question: Fernando Alonso has said that when he won his two championships by this stage of the season the title was constantly in his mind. Do you find that at the moment that you are looking at the points table, as well as looking at the races ahead?
Jenson Button: Well, I was but I’m not so much thinking of it any more. I’ve been thinking about this race and to get in the car is the best possible decision I can make and spend a lot of time with my engineers to talk about how to set-up the car.
Question: What’s your opinion on the Renault issue?
Jenson Button: I think I’ll save my comments until there is fact.
Question: But can you imagine a driver crashing deliberately?
Jenson Button: No, I can’t. But I don’t want to comment on the situation because we don’t know if that is the case or not. We’ll find out in a few days.
Question: Let’s get back to the championship: there are four guys in the running for the title with you in the best position. Who do you think is your biggest opponent, and why?
Jenson Button: It seems to be someone different every weekend, which is a good thing. All kinds of people are taking points from each other. Rubens (Barrichello) has been doing a good job, but he’s been doing a good job all season. The last two races, he’s done better than I did.
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