McLaren, Button: “Overall there is no better driver than me”

They might seem like the words of a pilot suffering from delusions of omnipotence, while the declarations of an intelligent veteran like Jenson Button should be sipped and weighed.

The English McLaren driver, who has been in Formula 1 since 2000, when he made his debut as a boy on Williams, amazing the Circus with his approach and speed, explained how to last a long time in F1 it is necessary to take care not only of the technical and sporting aspect of the profession , but also the human and relational one, behaving accordingly with sponsors and professionals.

“If a rider can't change his attitude when he takes off his helmet then he has a weak point - Jenson said in an interview with Damon Hill for Sky Sports - When you get into a single-seater it's right to give everything and be aggressive, and I'm sure I'll be extremely professional and motivated during the weekend. When you're out of the cockpit, however, you have to have a different approach, otherwise the sponsors no longer want to work with you and your career will be very short. We need to know how to collaborate and please the financiers of our sport. The many kids who race in F1 today have to quickly learn this aspect of the profession. You have to be complete as a driver, both inside and outside the car, and I believe that overall there is no better driver than me.".

Button speaks with a touch of pride about his competitive longevity, veiledly criticizing some of the attitudes of young rookies, perhaps not accustomed to maintaining relationships with sponsors. For Button, being a driver is a much more complex and multifaceted job than simply driving a single-seater, a job experienced and interpreted at 360°.

Antonino Rendina

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