Button: Webber will help Piastri stay positive
Commenting on the championship situation on Sky Sport, Jenson Button compared it to 2009, when he won almost every race driving the dominant Brawn GP car in the first half of the season and none in the second…
Jenson Button: "Oscar Piastri has found himself in a very difficult situation. The car is not behaving as he hoped, and as it did at the start of the year. Back then it was so fast they were impossible to beat. Now the car is down on pace and he is forced to think about the championship situation, about how not to lose points, how not to make mistakes, and sometimes mistakes happen.
I remember in 2009 I made too many mistakes when I was fighting for the championship at the end of the season. I put myself under too much pressure and couldn't cope with it. I hope Oscar has learned a lesson from other people's mistakes.
Mark Webber is looking after Oscar; he went through many difficulties in his career and helps him stay positive.
Should McLaren put everything on Piastri's title? I don't know. I don't think so. Both drivers want to keep the chance to fight for the championship. It's probably still too early for the team to make a choice."
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Button: Webber will help Piastri stay positive
Jenson Button compared the situation to 2009, when he won almost every race in the first half of the season and none in the second...