Button: Overtaking will shock people

Amid growing excitement about the impact that Pirelli's new tyres are going to have on the racing, Button thinks that the stage is set for the final laps in particular to produce real thrills.

"I think you will see so much overtaking in the last stint here that it will shock everyone," explained Button.

"It is going to go to the last corner in this race, which is great. I don't know if all of the races will be like that, but this one will because we don't understand the tyres yet."

Button believes that the key to victory will be in looking after the tyres in the final stage of the race - when drivers will have to ensure that their tyres stay in good shape until the chequered flag.

"For me the last stint is important to look after the tyres - the first two or three not so much because the important thing, as everyone knows, is to stop one lap before everyone else.

"If you do that you will overtake them because you will put new tyres on and go three seconds per lap quicker. It will be an interesting one. The main thing is who is going to be brave enough to stop the earliest, because you might think you have made a lot of ground up after the first stop, but you could lose it all again on the last stop or last stint.

"It is a balancing act and it is going to take a few races to work out what the best strategy is."