Button fears for title dreams

12 April 2012

Jenson Button fears his Formula One world title dreams will slip through his fingers unless his team arrest the current slide.

After three performances in which Button and Brawn have been off the pace, Mark Webber has slashed 15 points out of the Briton's lead to become his nearest challenger, 18.5 points adrift.

"I feel like I'm wearing the (Tour de France) yellow jersey knowing that when I get to the mountains I'm going to be useless and overtaken," assessed Button. "I've lost 15 points to Webber over the last three races, which is massive - five points per race."

He added: "He'll be in front of me in four races time, and there are seven races left, so it's not a comfortable lead, but I can't do anything about it.

"We're leading the championship, but it is inevitable they are going to overtake us if the performances keep going like they are. We've got to sort it out."

The one saving grace for Button is McLaren and Ferrari, aided by the power boost from KERS, have finally rediscovered their form, with Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen one and two at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

It means the two teams are not only taking points off Button, who was a season-low seventh, but also the Red Bulls as Webber could only finish third.

"In a way it's good because the Red Bulls are suffering a little. They're finding it a bit difficult, which is nice," added Button.

"At the next race (European GP in Valencia), KERS is reasonably important, but the big KERS circuits will be Spa (Belgian GP) and Monza (Italian GP).

"They're going to destroy us on those two circuits - which is maybe a good thing!"

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