Button needs a miracle a year on from first win03.08.2007 14:00 SportsBy Alan Baldwin BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A heavy downpour on Sunday afternoon would go a long way to raising Jenson Button's spirits. Button returns to the Hungarian Grand Prix circuit with nothing to celebrate one year on from his sole triumph in Formula One. He and his Honda team have scored just one point from 10 races this season, wrestling with a car that has gone backwards in development terms since that 2006 breakthrough that promised so much. From being Britain's number one driver, Button is not even second-ranked now. McLaren's 22-year-old rookie Lewis Hamilton is leading the championship while Red Bull's David Coulthard, the oldest man on the starting grid, has scored eight points. This time last year, Button was the king of the ring as he sprayed the winner's champagne after a 113 race wait. It all feels very flat now, even if he is driving as well as ever. "You don't feel anything, walking back in the paddock, until you are asked a question," he told reporters, with the Hungaroring sweltering in a heatwave. "It's good to be back, and I just wish we had a car that could do the same sort of thing as we did last year," he added. "It's not the first race where it's been frustrating so there's nothing new, really." Continued... Source: reuters.comwww.alllee.com |
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