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MONTREAL, Canada - McLaren's Jenson button, given his team's dismal performance at the 2013 Canadian Formula 1 GP, has written off the 2013 championship.
Button said after failing to score points in Montreal that, seven races into the troubled development of the MP4-28, the gap to the leading teams remained "massive".
‘WE CAN STILL WIN GP'S’
Button said: "We're so far behind, we're never going to win the championship in 2013."
With 12 races, Button is already more than 100 points behind in the Drivers' championship. The obvious temptation for a heavily-resourced team such as McLaren would be to switch all of its focus to the radical new regulations and a new V6 car for 2014.
Button suggested McLaren was determined to improve in 2013: "We can still win GP's."
He ruled out earning a podium place for his home British GP at Silverstone on June 30 2013.
As for how long the slump might last, Button admitted: "Nobody knows the answer to that. It's pointless for me to try to answer."
Button said after failing to score points in Montreal that, seven races into the troubled development of the MP4-28, the gap to the leading teams remained "massive".
‘WE CAN STILL WIN GP'S’
Button said: "We're so far behind, we're never going to win the championship in 2013."
With 12 races, Button is already more than 100 points behind in the Drivers' championship. The obvious temptation for a heavily-resourced team such as McLaren would be to switch all of its focus to the radical new regulations and a new V6 car for 2014.
Button suggested McLaren was determined to improve in 2013: "We can still win GP's."
He ruled out earning a podium place for his home British GP at Silverstone on June 30 2013.
As for how long the slump might last, Button admitted: "Nobody knows the answer to that. It's pointless for me to try to answer."