Quotes from Button’s first Interview back in the UK

Some quotes from an interview held today with Jenson Button:

On the Championship:

“This championship has been very stressful for everyone… it was unusual to be able to fight for a win in every race”

On Brazil:

“After my first move on Grosjean I knew I had a good car for the race”

On the start of his career:

“When I started I was very inexperienced, and thought F1 was just a weekend job. I learnt very early that that wasn’t the case.”

On Honda pull-out:

“We all found out the same day [drivers and team], I was called my by Manager and my first reaction was I didn’t believe it. I got that warm tingly feeling all over my body.”

“I had the option to take a year out, but that wouldn’t have been good for my career. Drivers can get forgotten in a year”

“The most difficult part was going upto the factory the next day in Brackley. I had to be the strong one, but I was very emotional. The department I went into first was the engineering team. There were 80 of them waiting for me to speak, and I ended up not saying much as I was so emotional.”

“All members of the team were determined to make it work, partly due to the leadership of Ross [Brawn].”