Lewis bets to McLaren together with Button
The British pilot, Lewis Hamilton made some interesting statements to finish for once and for all with rumors regarding his relationship with his fellow countryman and team-mate, Jenson Button, referring to the need to count on him to win the Constructors’ World Championship.
“I’m reading everywhere that my relationship with Button is not good and that I didn’t want him in my team. All that is false. I think he’s the best team-mate I could ever have,” he pointed out.
“When he’s winning, I have to try to finish second, and when I’m winning he has to finish second. I cannot win the Constructors’ Championship alone, so I have to have a strong team-mate,” he added.
The British pilot was right. He cannot win the Constructors’ Championship by himself. For instance, last year, his team-mate, Kovalainen contributed with very few points, while tandem, Button-Barichello occupied first positions taking the ‘Scuderia’ to the highest level, ahead of Red Bull y McLaren.
On his part, current champion, Jenson Button, let some significant details be known, for instance that he has started to talk with the McLaren directors “in Abu Dhabi and in Brazil.” “We talked in these races, but not before we got here.”
“I was interested with the offer they made me, but didn’t think about changing team, until the Brazil Grand Prix finished. A second before, I was still thinking in the BrawnGP,” he assured.
Even though, Button did not take the decision in that moment, the fact that he was sure that he would sign up with McLaren must have been a clue element, as Ross Brawn himself seemed confident in the British pilot’s change of ‘Scuderia’, stating that it was 99% a sure thing.
On the other hand, to end up with the alleged arguments, McLaren’s CEO, Martin Whitmarsh explained that Hamilton supported Button’s signing up at all times. “When assessing the pilots’ market –which we did for weeks-, Lewis agreed with Jenson’s signing up,” he explained.
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