Button lays down law at Honda
You can’t blame Jenson Button for metaphorically grabbing his Honda F1 team by the lapels and giving it a damned good shaking.
Button has seen his place in affections of British F1 fans eclipsed by Lewis Hamilton after another poor season in 2007.
“The car was a complete dog, and I’m just not interested in racing like this any more,” he told the Mail on Sunday.
“I’d love to win the title with Honda but I’ve got to start winning, and if I don’t then I have to be ruthless.”
The implication is that unless a major improvement is on the cards for 2008, Button will be saying ’sayonara’ to the Japanese team.
He collected a paltry six points in 2007, and found himself duelling with the likes of Spyker for F1’s crumbs.
And it’s not just a case of Jenson losing it. Team-mate Rubens Barrichello ended the season with a big fat ‘0′ next to his name for the first time in his 14-year F1 career.
Is Button right to air his grievances in public, and can Honda deliver the great leap forward he’s demanding next season?