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'Rubens better than Webber'

Button & Barrichello

Jenson Button says Rubens Barrichello would be a better teammate than Williams' Mark Webber. So continues the English driver's campaign to wiggle out of his 2006 contract and stay at Honda co-owned BAR next year.

If he does stay, Barrichello - a six season Ferrari veteran - would be his teammate. If Sir Frank Williams wins in hauling the 25-year-old to Grove, he'll team up next to Australia's Webber. "In my opinion, Rubens would be the one able to have a bigger input on the development of the team," Button told formula1.com. "And in general it is always preferable to have two drivers that have the ability to win. I would find it very annoying to have a teammate who is one second slower than myself."

Likewise, BAR - with works Honda power - is a better bet than 'privateer team' Williams, Jenson Button claimed. "With BMW gone," JB remarked, "Williams will have an engine supplier that has a big history in F1 but a rather uncertain future. And at the end it is my career that has priority for me."

"The situation at Williams has changed from a potential winning team to a question mark."

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