Button focussed on Japan race, not title showdownWorld championship leader Jenson Button Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, often called Jense, (born 19 January, 1980) is an English Formula One racing driver. He currently competes for the Honda Racing F1 team. He won his first Grand Prix in Hungary, on August 6 2006 after 113 races. insisted on Thursday that he was not thinking about winning the title this weekend. Instead, he said he was approaching the potentially-decisive Japanese Grand Prix This article is about Formula One race. For other uses, see Japanese Grand Prix (disambiguation). The Japanese Grand Prix 's traditional place at the end of the season means this event has seen a great number of Championship crowns being won and lost. just like any other race. The 29-year-old Englishman has only to outscore Verb 1. outscore - score more points than one's opponents outpoint beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard his Brawn GP team-mate Brazilian Rubens Barrichello Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23 1972) is a Brazilian Formula One race driver of Italian descent. He currently drives for Honda. Barrichello previously drove for Ferrari from 2000 to 2005 as Michael Schumacher's teammate, enjoying considerable success. by five points to lift his maiden title after leading the championship from the first race of the year. That means Button must finish in the top four, at least, to have any chance of becoming champion in succession to compatriot com·pa·tri·ot n. 1. A person from one's own country. 2. A colleague. [French compatriote, from Late Latin compatri Lewis Hamilton Lewis Carl Hamilton (born January 7, 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) is a British Formula One racing driver. Hamilton started karting aged eight. When he was ten,[1] of McLaren Mercedes. "I'm looking forward to the weekend," said Button, looking relaxed on arrival at the famous Suzuka track. "It is a circuit I have enjoyed very much in the past, it is a fast flowing circuit and everyone enjoys racing here. "I don't come into this race thinking I am going to seal the title here. There are so many possibilities this weekend. "There are three people who can still challenge for the title and I am one of them, but the most important thing to do is work on Friday and Saturday to get the car ready for qualifying and the race. "I shouldn't be thinking about anything else." When pushed with further questions to reflect on winning the world title, he said: "For me, the most important thing is to win the world championship, but not when or where. "For sure I would love to win at Suzuka. I have a lot of connections with past and present with Japan." Button added that he felt optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op and in good shape ahead of Sunday's race, but said he wanted a dry race rather than a rain-hit lottery. "I am in very good shape. I am looking forward to the weekend. Last weekend was an interesting race and I still have some bruises to show after the bumpiness of the circuit," he said. "But it was a good weekend. We came back from a tough Saturday to have a very good Sunday. "This weekend the weather looks interesting and I would rather it was dry for sure. As far as I know, it should be wet tomorrow (Friday), but Saturday and Sunday are more likely to be dry than wet." 
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