McLaren: Brawn praises Button

If Ross Brawn had not understood why Jenson Button had left his team for McLaren at the end of last season, the boss of the team Mercedes recognizes that his former driver is having a very good start to the season.

« He approached this year with great intelligence, says Ross Brawn about his former pilot for Reuters. He is very clever, we know that. If Jenson starts like the Jenson of the first half of last year, then he will be really strong. »

However, in 2009, Jenson Button impressed at the start of the year before slowing down the pace thereafter. “ During the second half of the season, he was put under pressure built over the course of the championship: he was no longer the same Jenson. The one we see now is the real Jenson. »

Many observers, at the start of the year, thought that Jenson Button was going to be chewed by Lewis Hamilton, the protégé of the McLaren team. In the end, this is not the case and the 2009 World Champion has already won two Grand Prix. “ He's not necessarily faster than Lewis but he does a better job and gets results. », concludes Brawn.