Jenson Button vs. Lewis Hamilton: Are They Really at War?

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Published: July 8, 2010

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Anyone not familiar with the sport of Formula One would hear the furor surrounding Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button at the moment and wonder when they became a married couple.

The in-fighting, the competitiveness surrounding results, and the rumoured tension between the two; if that doesn't sound like a couple well into their marriage I don't know what else does. To me the scrutiny surrounding their rivalry stems from various areas.


The Preseason Predictions

Going into the season, Hamilton looked likely to dominate. Inevitably, this did not happen and through some luck and a lot of skill it was Button who emerged victorious first.
Hamilton levelled in the number of triumphs, but in each Button had not snapping at his heels.

So you would understand that a former and credible champion like Hamilton could be upstaged and irritated by a driver whom many saw as inferior.

It left us to ponder whether Button was massively improved. Or maybe it just afforded us the opinion that Hamilton was always just a privileged driver in a quality car.


The Ex

We must also remember what happened the last time Hamilton had a teammate who was difficult to comprehend and control. With Heikki Kovalainen as a teammate, Lewis had it easy.

Yet this was after a season with Fernando Alonso where cat fights and dirty tactics became commonplace.

Alonso reacted by impeding Hamilton in the pits and making accusations about the favouritism towards Lewis by McLaren.

Both ultimately lost out, as Kimi Raikkonen stole the title and Alonso exited amongst a mass of turmoil. Hamilton and Alonso had suffered in losing some of their positive reputations.

Could history be repeating itself with the Button-Hamilton partnership?

If Sebastien Vettel or Mark Webber could capitalise on a collection of similar errors then it might well happen.


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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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