Button must do even better

Jenson Button will have to obtain a better result this weekend in Singapore than the one he signed last year, where the Briton crossed the line in 5th position. His second place in Monza is not enough to forget the crash of Sebastian Vettel at Spa-Francorchamps, ruining the driver's race McLaren.

The teammate of Lewis Hamilton knows that he must not miss this weekend's meeting to maintain his title chances. “ The Singapore Grand Prix will be a very interesting weekend as I think it will provide a clear idea of ​​the destiny of the World Championship “, commented Jenson Button. “ Hungary, held at the beginning of August, was the last race with low speed and high downforce. Our car was not particularly competitive there, and we perhaps did not have an accurate view of the performance of the top teams because we had only done two high-speed circuits. »

The Red Bull Renault will undoubtedly be advantaged again on a slow circuit. But the level of Ferrari and Mclaren is uncertain. “ Singapore will be interesting for all of us. We don't know what the pace of Ferrari and Red Bull will be, but we will finally see what all the efforts made over the past two months to increase the pace on circuits requiring high downforce will yield. »

The former Brawn GP driver is nevertheless satisfied to return to the Singapore Grand Prix, which remains the race contested at night. “ Personally, I think Singapore has quickly established itself as one of the best races on the calendar, and I'm already looking forward to getting on the starting grid. » In the best possible position, preferably?