McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says that Jenson Button is right to believe that he still has a shot at the 2012 title, despite still being some way behind the other contenders after his Spa win.
Whitmarsh says a highly motivated Button can only be good news for the team.
“Jenson rightly believes that he’s a title contender,” said Whitmarsh. “I’m glad that he believes that, I want him to believe that. And he will be trying to win in Monza and every race thereafter, and that’s what he’ll do. There’s lots of points at stake.
“It’s been an interesting and topsy-turvy season so far, and anything is possible at the moment. It was terrible sad for Fernando and he was another innocent victim, but in a bitter sweet way. Obviously for Lewis that was the only tiny glimmer of good news. Lots of things can happen, I think we’re going to have an exciting last eight races of the season.
“I think we’re in a reasonable situation. The fact is we’ve got a quick car, I think we’re doing a reasonable job as a team. And we’ve got two highly motivated quick racing drivers. Both of them will have triumphs and traumas in the rest of this season, just as I suspect all the top runners will. I think that’s why we come motor racing, isn’t it? That’s what makes it good.”
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