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De Ferran raves about Jense's 'unique talent'

Honda Sporting Director Gil de Ferran has lavished praise on Jenson Button, saluting the Brit's "unique talent".
Button has yet to win a race despite 100 grand prix starts, but de Ferran still believes he's one of the best young drivers around and ranks him alongside the likes of World Champion Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen.

De Ferran, a former driver who won the Champ Car title before moving into team management, revealed close contact with Button has given him a new appreciation of his talents.

"I was a casual admirer of his abilities," he said.

"Now I can see him operating at close quarters and how he deals with the team, I think he is a unique talent.

"He has all the raw materials to go all the way. He has such a fine touch; his driving style is fantastic.

"From somebody that has driven racing cars, I cannot tell you how difficult it is to drive like Jenson drives.

"It's difficult to make it look as easy as he makes it look."

Button's 100 races without a win became a talking point towards the end of last season, but de Ferran has urged his driver not to let the issue play on his mind.

Even though nine-times grand prix winner Rubens Barrichello joined Honda at the start of this season, de Ferran insists Button need not worry about the Brazilian's arrival preventing him from breaking his duck.

"If I was in his position as a driver I would not even worry about it, because his day will come," he said.

"He is so good he should not worry about it. The less he worries about it the easier it will come for him.

"Jenson is quite a mature person. He has got a great deal of mind management; he does that very well.

"Worrying about it is immaterial to your results. It will not make you drive any better or any faster.

"You have to forget outside issues and focus on the job properly.

"Whether he has won a race or not really will not help him decide whether to brake later in to Turn One or not - and it is that simple."

However, de Ferran sees no easy wins this season for Honda - predicting a frenzied battle for World Championship honours.

He added: "We are expecting Ferrari to be very competitive, and I am absolutely sure the teams will raise their game.

"I have no reason to believe McLaren and Renault will have a drop in performance.

"You may see a lot of different winners this season."

Right i know de ferran is biased and not experienced in f1, he is however a racing driver and has won the champ car title so he does know what hyes talking about in that respect. And also unlike fry, he hasnt said ''we will win the championship, we will be the team to beat, im the best boss in the world, i suck men off cos im a prick''

anyway, i though JB's unique talent was that he dosnt stick to contracts!

[jemstride]

Thank you Gil de Ferran I agree with all of it. Nice to see Button getting the praise he deserves for once

[cavallino]

at Jem


Wonder how Barrichello feels hearing all this  

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Jenson is quite a mature person.

   please you're cracking me up

[Senna]

“He is a unique talent”

“He has such a fine touch; his driving style is fantastic”

“He has been touched by the hand of God”

I shall remember these…

[pumpdoc]

Senna, on Jan 26 2006, 10:48 AM, said:

“He is a unique talent”

“He has such a fine touch; his driving style is fantastic”

“He has been touched by the hand of God”

I shall remember these…

Indeed.................

[michelfx]

pumpdoc, on Jan 27 2006, 12:14 AM, said:

Indeed.................

god? who is that and what does he do in F1 again? refresh my memory

[michelfx]

michelfx, on Jan 27 2006, 12:21 AM, said:

god? who is that and what does he do in F1 again? refresh my memory

i think that gil will be fair in the end and not favor rubens

[nojvnof1]

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“He has such a fine touch; his driving style is fantastic”

I don't think Gil is wrong in the above quote. Let's be honest, Button is one of the smoothest drivers out there, which requires a 'fine touch' and should suit these generation of cars. As for the rest of it, well, no Gil, no.

[jemstride]

Well I like Gil now, so there!

[pumpdoc]

jemstride, on Jan 27 2006, 01:01 AM, said:

Well I like Gil now, so there!

Jem you also like..........well you know   

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[foxtrot023]

Senna, on Jan 26 2006, 01:48 PM, said:

“He is a unique talent”

“He has such a fine touch; his driving style is fantastic”

“He has been touched by the hand of God”

I shall remember these…

yep, these type of things always come back and bite JB in the arse. Let´s see how the season ends

[Senna]

pumpdoc, on Jan 27 2006, 03:55 PM, said:

Jem you also like..........well you know   

[cavallino]

noone explained to me about Jem and the doll yet.

Is there a non explicit version of that narrative

[narain fan]

cavallino, on Jan 28 2006, 02:08 PM, said:

noone explained to me about Jem and the doll yet.

Is there a non explicit version of that narrative

[Jenson_Rules]

basically jem has a stained westlife doll. He claims its a coffee stain though we beg to differ. Its a stain that only males can make no doubt!

[dribbler]

I have a cat and a dog. I got my dog first. He liked all the attentionthat i gave him. When i got my cat, my dog got jealous of me stroking it. Now, i have to stroke my cat and my dog both at the same time.

I tell my cat and my dog that i love them in perfectly equal quantities. This way, they are both happy.

[monza gorilla]

A lovely parable Dribbler. But will it last?

[dribbler]

monza gorilla, on Jan 28 2006, 04:02 PM, said:

A lovely parable Dribbler. But will it last?

Not sure MG! The latest is that my dog is taking a fancy to another owner just because his dog food tastes better. That dirty hound.......he never could make is mind up!

(My cat is happy just to be out of the house that it used to live in. Apparently it used to live with another cat that used to demand all the attention, got the best toys and all the family would fuss around it, whilst he was unloved...Having said that, he is a bit manky and can't run as fast)

[Senna]

What are your pets called, dribbler?

[narain fan]

this could well be moved to the cafe..as  offtopic discussions over the past weeks have been  moved immediately
that would do injustice to the "touched by the hand of god" driver,and the thread starter
so folks,stick to de ferran and button  

Edited by narain fan, 28 January 2006 - 07:03 PM.

[dribbler]

narain fan, on Jan 28 2006, 07:02 PM, said:

this could well be moved to the cafe..as  offtopic discussions over the past weeks have been  moved immediately
that would do injustice to the "touched by the hand of god" driver,and the thread starter
so folks,stick to de ferran and button  

      Narain, i believe you are struggling with the analogy.......

Senna, on Jan 28 2006, 06:58 PM, said:

What are your pets called, dribbler?

I call my dog and cat 'Costly' and 'Battered' respectively.

[narain fan]

dribbler, on Jan 29 2006, 12:39 AM, said:

        Narain, i believe you are struggling with the analogy.......

that would be rude
deferran praising button,and u pampering ur pet are not analogous

Edited by narain fan, 28 January 2006 - 07:10 PM.

[Senna]

dribbler, on Jan 28 2006, 07:09 PM, said:

I call my dog and cat 'Costly' and 'Battered' respectively.

[monza gorilla]

Ah, but he's only Costly because you think he's worth it, and Battered must be grateful to have found a new home after six years with his uncaring house mate. I think he may not have been allowed to run as fast as the other cat?

Edited by monza gorilla, 28 January 2006 - 08:23 PM.

[dribbler]

monza gorilla, on Jan 28 2006, 08:22 PM, said:

Ah, but he's only Costly because you think he's worth it, and Battered must be grateful to have found a new home after six years with his uncaring house mate. I think he may not have been allowed to run as fast as the other cat?

Time will tell whether he's worth it.....

How did you know he was with his other family for six years? Good guess. He's grateful, of course but i don't have much respect for him. Apparently although his old family fed him the same cat food he never was as fast as the other cat. That one was and still is purrrrrrfect, geddit?      

[narain fan]

dribbler, on Jan 29 2006, 01:59 AM, said:

Time will tell whether he's worth it.....

How did you know he was with his other family for six years? Good guess.

it is not difficult actually,you were kind enough to give the "anology" theory

[dribbler]

narain fan, on Jan 28 2006, 08:31 PM, said:

it is not difficult actually,you were kind enough to give the "anology" theory

Irony and sarcasm don't always travel well across the internet.....they leave casualties along the way.

[cavallino]

Jenson_Rules!!!, on Jan 28 2006, 11:34 PM, said:

basically jem has a stained westlife doll.

right, sorry I asked

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