Title will go to the wire says button

Title will go to the wire says button

Jenson Button says this year's F1 title will go down to the wire, with the driver who is coolest under pressure the winner.

"You can't help but look at the drivers' championship table and just think 'Wow, how can it be so close?'" said Button.

"It's funny, after Spa everyone was saying it was a two-horse race between Lewis and Mark, but I can easily see this championship going right down to the last race.

"I think we've seen that no one driver's going to walk away with the world title, that there's going to be a fight right to the very end."

"We're racers, so we'll always be racing, but the pressure's now on all of us.

"None of us can afford another non-finish or a mistake, and the guy who cracks least will be world champion."

"I think you have to take each race as it comes," added Button.

"I think that driving just to score a certain number of points isn't in a racing driver's psyche.

"I felt that a little last year. I knew I only had to keep scoring consistently to take the title, but that was probably more mentally taxing than just putting your head down and going for it.

"For instance, at Interlagos last year, I had nothing to really lose. I was 14th on the grid and my team-mate was on pole.

"What did I have to gain by driving steadily and taking home a handful of points?

"I just went for it, and that was a really liberating race for me, and an experience that will be useful this year too."