Formula 1
Button won't be 'blown away' by Hamilton - Trulli
Jenson Button will not be "blown away" by his McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2010, Italian veteran Jarno Trulli insists. 2009 world champion Button's switch to the British team was blasted by experts who believe he will struggle to thrive on ...
GMM
Edited: Jan 19, 2010, 2:27 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
Jenson Button will not be "blown away" by his McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2010, Italian veteran Jarno Trulli insists.
2009 world champion Button's switch to the British team was blasted by experts who believe he will struggle to thrive on countryman Hamilton's home turf.
But Trulli, who will race at Lotus this year, told BBC Sport: "I've been reading stuff left and right saying he will be blown away by Lewis but at the end of the day only the track will tell.
"Jenson deserves to be world champion and it will be a nice battle at McLaren," he predicted.
During Ferrari's winter media event in the Italian Dolomites last week, Fernando Alonso was also asked about Button's departure from Brawn.
"Jenson decided for a new challenge," he said. "He was not absolutely happy with the new contract for Brawn and he is going to a very competitive team.
"Definitely he is happy, and for sure it is not a mistake," said Alonso, who fell out with McLaren spectacularly in 2007.
Trulli also commented on Ferrari's driver lineup, amid suggestions the Latin combination of Alonso alongside Felipe Massa will be fiery.
Trulli, 35, was Alonso's teammate at Renault in 2003 and 2004, but he does not think the Spaniard will have trouble working with Massa, despite their public row after the 2007 race at the Nurburgring.
"Fernando is not necessarily the nicest person in the paddock to handle but he should do a good job because he's a good driver," he said.
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article Jenson Button attends Autosport International
Next article Rosberg agreed team switch before Merc, Schumacher deals
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
GMM
The season is still very long - Rosberg
Formula 1
Formula 1
The season is still very long - Rosberg
Jules Bianchi's father speaks of family's continued hopes
Formula 1
Formula 1
Jules Bianchi's father speaks of family's continued hopes
Sauber under no illusions about constructors' position
Formula 1
Formula 1
Chinese GP
Sauber under no illusions about constructors' position
More from
Felipe Massa
On this day: Michael Schumacher wins… and stuns tifosi with F1 retirement
Formula 1
Formula 1
Italian GP
On this day: Michael Schumacher wins… and stuns tifosi with F1 retirement
Defendant ordered to pay £250,000 legal fees in Felipe Massa F1 title case
Formula 1
Formula 1
Defendant ordered to pay £250,000 legal fees in Felipe Massa F1 title case
Felipe Massa’s F1 2008 lawsuit will proceed to trial
Formula 1
Formula 1
Las Vegas GP
Felipe Massa’s F1 2008 lawsuit will proceed to trial
More from
Ferrari
Why it's now Oliver Bearman versus Rafael Camara for the next Ferrari vacancy
Formula 1
Formula 1
United States GP
5 h
Why it's now Oliver Bearman versus Rafael Camara for the next Ferrari vacancy
On this day: Fernando Alonso wins the world title, Michael Schumacher retires from F1
Formula 1
Formula 1
Brazilian GP
23 h
On this day: Fernando Alonso wins the world title, Michael Schumacher retires from F1
Latest news
Josh McErlean to test 2027-spec M-Sport WRC car at ERC finale
WRC
WRC WRC 14 min
Josh McErlean to test 2027-spec M-Sport WRC car at ERC finale
George Russell: F1 2026 season a test of "character and resilience"
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
United States GP
1 h
George Russell: F1 2026 season a test of "character and resilience"
Marc Marquez: ‘Jorge Martin rides on instinct; he just attacks, and that’s his strength’
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Australian GP
2 h
Marc Marquez: ‘Jorge Martin rides on instinct; he just attacks, and that’s his strength’
Lamborghini Super Trofeo | North America, Race 2: Bamber dominates to take the win
Lamborghini Super Trofeo
LBST Lamborghini Super Trofeo
World Finals - Monza 2026
2 h
Lamborghini Super Trofeo | North America, Race 2: Bamber dominates to take the win
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe