| Revved up Button says he can win title • 'It's amazing how close it is,' says McLaren driver• 2009 champion says he wants another titleThere are times when Jenson Button appears so easy-going he looks incapable of even faking aggression on McLaren's famous race simulator in Woking. But after his second place in yesterday's Italian grand prix had revived his hopes of retaining his world title, Button has promised to be more aggressive in the five remaining races."It's still amazing how close it is," he said. "It's outrageous. There are two guys who can still afford to have a bad race – Mark [Webber] and Lewis [Hamilton] – but the rest of us can't. But obviously we can't sit back and hope for a good result either. We have to be aggressive."Its a very tricky situation. When you've actually won a championship you don't sit back and wait; you take the risks. It's more exciting. Last year I was in a position where I couldn't take risks and I had to be consistent and just get points."This year it's completely different. First of all I'm chasing but I've won a championship. I want to win another one obviously. I want to go out there and be aggressive and that's exactly what I'm going to be. Like Brazil [at the end of last season] where I said I've got to finish this now. I'm going to be aggressive towards the end of the season."Despite Fernando Alonso's third victory at Monza, Button says the Red Bull cars remain the big danger to McLaren. "In terms of pace it's Red Bull, in terms of consistency I would say it's us," was how he described the season so far. "Red Bull are still the biggest threat, not Fernando."Button has also conceded that his pit stop to change tyres was too slow at 4.2sec – the Ferraris of Alonso and Felipe Massa changed in 3.4sec and 3.3sec respectively. "Our pit stop was not quite quick enough. Plus I lost time on pit entry by locking up, which put it into anti-stall, which means I couldn't see how fast I was going." Button added: "It's great to be back in there. Obviously 25 points would have been nicer than 18 but when you don't have the quickest car everything has to be perfect. It was so mentally draining that race, knowing Fernando was faster. Any sort of mistake and he would have passed me. The damage he caused when he knocked my rear wing might have meant he was faster but we'll never know. It wasn't deliberate on his part."Hamilton, whose mistake yesterday when he collided with Massa on the opening lap cost him the lead in the championship, is looking forward to the next race, in Singapore. "I've got to start a clean slate," he said. "I've got to recover from this. I've got to keep doing what I have been doing in the past. I've got to finish the next five races. Because I can't afford weekends like this."But it all happened so fast. It's ridiculous how quick that happened. But that's what we love about motor racing. It's what I love about racing. It all happens at such high speed and it's all about split second decisions. You're not going to get it right every time with split second decisions."But I can't wait to get back to Singapore – I love that track. I hope that our car is competitive there. I think we've got some parts coming. And it's a good place for us."Jenson ButtonMotor sportFormula OnePaul Weaverguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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