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Brawn still believes in Button

Honda F1 team boss Ross Brawn Jenson Button still has what it takes to win races in Formula One. Button claimed his maiden victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2006, but had a terrible season in 2007 as Honda's F1 car just wasn't good enough.

According to Brawn the 28-year-old Briton didn't have the right equipment to show his talent. "When people haven't had the equipment, you see glimpses of their performance in areas which are traditional equalisers such as a wet race or a difficult race," Brawn told PA. "Often he has shone in those situations, so given the equipment he is going to be able to do the job. I've no doubts about that.

"There are some drivers who win races they shouldn't, and that was the case with Michael. Now I don't know what level Jenson is at, but I've no reason to think he won't be at that level. What I have seen are occasions when there is this equalisation of the cars and he has always been quite prominent.

"You look at when Fernando Alonso was at Minardi. He was always one of the quickest drivers in the wet because those conditions had an equalisation effect. So you look for those things, and I see Jenson quite strong in those conditions out of ratio with where he should be because of the car he has driven. So he has the characteristics, no doubt. He's already won a race, and he'll win a lot more if we give him the equipment."

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