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Webber - Button in control
Aussie driver envious of Brawn ace
Red Bull's Mark Webber admits Jenson Button is in an "incredible position" to go on and clinch his first-ever Formula One world title.
Button's latest success, at Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, was his sixth victory of the season and extended the Brit's lead to 26 points over Brawn GP team-mate Rubens Barrichello.
Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Webber sit in third and fourth-places respectively, albeit 33.5 and 32 points adrift.
The likes of Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Renault's Fernando Alonso have already made it clear the Briton is unlikely to be caught and Webber admits Button is in "fantastic shape".
Cruising
"To have a 26-point lead is an amazing position to be in," he said.
"But the way the points-scoring system is at the moment, for him to chip away is not that easy if his main competitors are consistent.
"Two DNFs (did not finish) obviously changes things, but there's no question about it, he's in fantastic shape going forward with seven races down and 10 to go.
"Even if he's cruising and picks up a lot of results, rather than being on the top step, it's going to be a long time for people to get that back.
"Finishes are crucial for him, and he's been around long enough to know that."
However Webber, the first Australian to compete in Formula One since David Brabham in 1994, is refusing to rule himself out of the equation after his second runner-up finish of the year in Turkey.
Working hard
"We are in a position to challenge at most grands prix now, and that is very rewarding for the whole team," added Webber.
"We expected to be a bit closer in Turkey, to be honest. But there was no way anyone was going to beat Jenson.
"It's not that we're going to change our mentality going forward.
"We're doing everything we can to make the car as fast as possible for every venue we go to, and that's starting with the next grand prix in the UK.
"We need to keep going on the path we are, but we need to bite into the back of their (Brawn GP) development if we can somehow.
"We obviously need to do it soon because the more races we do, less follow.
"Everyone is working incredibly hard, but the guy leading the championship keeps going away.
"It wasn't bad for the constructors' (championship) for us, but in the drivers', Jenson has gone away a bit more."
Aussie driver envious of Brawn ace
Red Bull's Mark Webber admits Jenson Button is in an "incredible position" to go on and clinch his first-ever Formula One world title.
Button's latest success, at Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, was his sixth victory of the season and extended the Brit's lead to 26 points over Brawn GP team-mate Rubens Barrichello.
Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Webber sit in third and fourth-places respectively, albeit 33.5 and 32 points adrift.
The likes of Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Renault's Fernando Alonso have already made it clear the Briton is unlikely to be caught and Webber admits Button is in "fantastic shape".
Cruising
"To have a 26-point lead is an amazing position to be in," he said.
"But the way the points-scoring system is at the moment, for him to chip away is not that easy if his main competitors are consistent.
"Two DNFs (did not finish) obviously changes things, but there's no question about it, he's in fantastic shape going forward with seven races down and 10 to go.
"Even if he's cruising and picks up a lot of results, rather than being on the top step, it's going to be a long time for people to get that back.
"Finishes are crucial for him, and he's been around long enough to know that."
However Webber, the first Australian to compete in Formula One since David Brabham in 1994, is refusing to rule himself out of the equation after his second runner-up finish of the year in Turkey.
Working hard
"We are in a position to challenge at most grands prix now, and that is very rewarding for the whole team," added Webber.
"We expected to be a bit closer in Turkey, to be honest. But there was no way anyone was going to beat Jenson.
"It's not that we're going to change our mentality going forward.
"We're doing everything we can to make the car as fast as possible for every venue we go to, and that's starting with the next grand prix in the UK.
"We need to keep going on the path we are, but we need to bite into the back of their (Brawn GP) development if we can somehow.
"We obviously need to do it soon because the more races we do, less follow.
"Everyone is working incredibly hard, but the guy leading the championship keeps going away.
"It wasn't bad for the constructors' (championship) for us, but in the drivers', Jenson has gone away a bit more."