Even when Button showed everybody that he could match the pace of his teammate during the winter testing, nobody could believe that he would go on to win 2 out of 4 races in the start of the season, while McLaren's protege Ham would have none. Nobody except for former McLaren driver David Coulthard, who is not collecting his well-deserved praises for the bold predictions he made earlier this year.
“I am fully aware that what I am about to say may come back to bite me, but here it is anyway: I told you so,” wrote DC in his Daily Telegraph blog.
“Dismissed by 90 per cent of fans prior to the start of the season, his performances this year have done more for his credibility than the entire 2009 championship-winning season put together. Then he was told he was only winning because of his Brawn machine. Now what can they say? That he has been lucky with the weather? “ rhetorically asked the Scot.
“The fact is, Jenson has proved he can handle the pressure of moving to a big team, alongside a world champion, and still do his thing. What we are seeing right now is a mature, confident driver, one who has experienced the lowest of the lows and the highest of the highs, at peace with himself,” added the 39-year old racer, who recently signed a DTM deal with Mercedes-Benz.
Prior to the European season of the F1 series, reigning champion Jenson Button sits atop of the drivers standings on 60 points, followed by Nico Rosberg (50) and teammate Lewis Hamilton/Fernando Alonso (level on 49).
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