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Button 'has what it takes'

Jenson Button 'has what it takes' to become a Formula One winner. That's the new opinion of retired Jaguar star Eddie Irvine who has done his fair share of 'Button bashing' since the young Briton joined the circus back in 2000. Button, BAR's star, scored a back to back podium in Bahrain on Sunday.

Irvine told The Sun that JB has 'emerged from four years of hype. 'He appears to be the real deal,' said the Ulsterman. Irvine thinks Button's main new weapon is confidence. 'He obviously feels comfortable now because the team is behind him,' said Eddie.

Helping that, said Irvine, is Button's F1 team mate Takuma Sato. 'He's useless,' said the 38-year old.  'Blowing him away gives him a lift.'


Irvine also puts some of BAR's success down to new technical director Geoff Willis. 'We tried hard to poach him when I was at Jaguar,' he admitted.

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