F1 News
- June 7, 2006
Lauda on Button
Niki has come out in a Guardian interview stating that he believes Jenson Button does not have it in him to win the title.
"As an observer I found the situation in the Honda team this year to be extremely interesting, With joining the team from Ferrari we already had a good picture of how Rubens compared with Michael Schumacher from the standpoint of talent, and now we were going to get an idea of how Jenson compared with Michael via his comparative performance against Rubens.
To start with Rubens was disappointing, but I understand that he was struggling with the Honda's braking and took some time to get the best out of the car's traction control system. Jenson was initially quicker, but in three recent races the tables were turned and Rubens had the edge in qualifying, something I found rather strange".
He continued to say that he believed Both Kimi and Fernando are quicker, more capable drivers. He went on to say that even if Jenson was in the Renault, he doubted if he could win the title, and said he needs to be at least 3 tenths of a second quicker lap on lap than his team mate.
However Frank Williams did go on to say (in the same article) that "If Father Christmas ever delivers Jenson to our team, gift wrapped, then I'd be delighted."
So Jenson, It's time to prove Niki wrong. Let's see another Brit on the top step this weekend.
