McLaren driver Jenson Button says it is not easy to beat Vettel – Formula 1 news
Formula 1 McLaren driver Jenson Button has said that it is not easy for him to beat Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel in the remainder of 2011 season, as he is 77 points behind him at the moment.
Button also said that he is too far behind the leading driver and it will be really tough for him to win the 2011 world championship.
The Brit told the media that after winning the sixth race in the ongoing season, Vettel was conceded as the favourite to win another title after his 2010 triumph.
The team driver was moving in the right direction for McLaren before the recently held European Grand Prix, where he failed to finish his good run on the grid following his win in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Button took a disappointing start to the Valencia race weekend, as he could not secure a strong position for the race day. He started his race from sixth place on the starting grid and ended it in the same position.
The McLaren driver added, “So it is not easy. But we've seen it before. Teams make mistakes and they might start thinking it's easy in their positions. At the moment I feel (Red Bull) are going to be quick all year. It is not about them not improving, we
have to improve at a greater rate, which at the moment is very difficult.”
Apart from that, Button discussed the performance of Red Bull drivers, Vettel and Mark Webber. He mentioned that no doubt the current world champion is a great driver at the moment, as he has achieved six race victories in the season so far. However, he
said Webber is also in a strong form and he is hopeful that he will beat his teammate at some point in the remainder of the season.
The 31-year-old driver went on to say, “I think Seb's a great driver. He has proved that this season. But I am surprised he is that much quicker than Mark, so there is obviously something that is not working for Mark.”
The British race weekend is scheduled to commence from July 8, 2011 at the Silverstone circuit. Let’s see who manages to dominate on the race day in Britain.
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