Button senses rivals are closing in fast; FORMULA ONE.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. is determined to seize his world championship chance this season but admits his rivals are closing fast. The Brawn driver holds a healthy 18.5-point lead in the championship thanks to an outstanding start to the year but three races without a podium finish has given others hope. The Red Bull pair of Mark Webber
Mark Alan Webber, (born August 27, 1976) is an Australian Formula One driver. He was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales, son of Alan, the local motorcycle dealer. and Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel (born July 3 1987 in Heppenheim) is a German race car driver. He is currently contracted to the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team alongside Vitantonio Liuzzi after replacing Scott Speed on July 31 2007. are proving his closest challengers and Button admits it will take hard work to stay ahead. "When you have the opportunity you have to take it," Button said. "This opportunity is the best I have had in Formula One by far and you have to take it. There might not be an opportunity again. "It's got be focusing on getting the best out of the car every race we go to. "At the moment I am leading the world championship, which is a great position to be in, but the last three races for us have been a little bit more difficult than we expected. "We can put it all down to the cooler climates. Even in Hungary the circuit was a lot cooler on Sunday than it was earlier in the week. "But it is down to us to make the car work in those conditions, that is what we need to work out." The European Grand Prix in Valencia in three weeks' will see the return of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher. The German has agreed to drive for Ferrari as a short-term measure after Felipe Massa was seriously injured at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix This article is about Formula One race. For other uses, see Hungarian Grand Prix (disambiguation). The first Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungarian: Magyar Nagydíj) was held on June 21, 1936 over a 3. . Button said: "It's good for the sport but it's difficult to know how to feel about it because of Massa's situation. But for Ferrari to still have Michael on the books is fantastic for them. "Michael will be on the pace. Don't expect him to be sitting at the back." CAPTION(S): WORRY... Jenson Button. |
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