Button still angry over pit mix-up
Jenson Button has stated that he does not expect a repeat of the pitstop mix-up with his team-mate Jacques Villeneuve that cost the BAR-Honda driver a certain points finish in the Australian Grand Prix
Button was incensed to find Villeneuve in his pit bay when he came in for his scheduled fuel stop. The Canadian driver claimed that his radio was not working properly and that the action was not deliberate, but heading into this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, the issue is clearly not buried according to the Briton's column in the Mail on Sunday.
"To see a definite points finish and a very possible top-six place dashed because your team-mate decides to come in and refuel on the same lap that I had been told to do so is, to put it lightly, frustrating," said Button. "His explanation afterwards was that he had a problem with his radio at the precise time when I was coming in. He had no further problems afterwards.
Button is clearly happy with the new BAR-Honda 004 that allowed him to set the fastest time in the first free practice session on Saturday morning: "I'm in it to win and finally I believe I'm in a car that should consistently score points, might make a few podiums and could deliver my maiden victory. That's why I can't wait for this weekend in Kuala Lumpur - just as long as my team-mate doesn't hold me up again, accidentally or otherwise."
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