Jenson Button admitted the first-lap collision at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix which spoiled his race was his own doing.
“You make your own luck when you start down in 12th – where first-lap congestion is inevitable – and, sure enough, there was a little bit of argy-bargy into turn one,” he said.
“I duly locked-up both my front tyres, couldn’t slow the car down sufficiently, and drove into the back of Paul [di Resta], which broke my front-wing end-plate.”
This was the third time in four races Button had contact on the first lap. “It’s a real pity to keep on having first-lap incidents,” he said, “especially when the car is working reasonably well now”.
“I’ve been in a similar situation for the past two races, and things haven’t really gone my way.”
Button finished the race in 12th.
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g (@endel)
3rd November 2013, 16:50
First lap nutcase! Just kidding, but it goes to show how easy it is to make contact in the pack and he’s been racing in F1 for quite a while..
bull mello (@bullmello)
3rd November 2013, 16:59
Button surely is heading for a TV F1 analyst spot somewhere down the road.
Somethingwittyer (@somethingwittyer)
3rd November 2013, 19:58
1+
Lewis McMurray (@celicadion23)
4th November 2013, 8:32
I’ve been thinking for years Button would make a great pundit once he retires
Mallesh Magdum (@malleshmagdum)
3rd November 2013, 17:31
Poor Button. 2009 & 2011 are the only seasons that have gone well for him.
Mallesh Magdum (@malleshmagdum)
3rd November 2013, 17:32
2009 & *2010
Jack (@jmc200)
3rd November 2013, 22:39
2004 was brilliant! So was 2006, and some of 2012, and 2000 actually, but yeah, Jenson’s a world champion, 15 times a grand prix winner and the most experienced driver on the grid, he really shouldn’t be doing this. I imagine he’s been so used to being at the front for the last 4 years he’s forgotten how to muscle it out in the midfield like Perez!
PEW (@pew)
3rd November 2013, 18:30
2004 wasn’t bad
kwekuq
3rd November 2013, 18:55
Let’s not forget 2011 he finished ahead of Hamilton, so that was also a reasonable year for him…
Lewis McMurray (@celicadion23)
4th November 2013, 8:34
not just ahead of Hamilton but 2nd in the championship!