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Button ready to shine in Italy
Formula 1, 18:02, September 5, 2010 , | No Comments
World champion Jenson Button has backed himself to deliver a good drive in next Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.
The Briton trails championship leader - and McLaren team-mate - Lewis Hamilton by 35 points ahead of the Monza race after he retired from the last GP in Belgium.
However, despite sitting off the pace, Button believes he is ready to fire in Italy as he looks to get his world title bid back on track.
"Obviously, my non-finish in Spa wasn't ideal for my championship aspirations, so I head to Monza next weekend determined to put myself back in the hunt for the title," he said.
"Our pace over the whole weekend in Belgium was extremely encouraging - we're developing the car at a very rapid rate, and we're learning more about it all the time, so I'm optimistic that we'll be able to maintain that form in Italy next weekend."
He added: "We still have some work to do to make sure the package we bring to Italy is perfectly suited to the track, but I'm confident that our engineers have made some good steps forward with their understanding of our car, so we should be in good shape."
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