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Mansell believes Hamilton has the edge over Button
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07 March 2010 @ 14:00 GMT - Max Moore Nigel Mansell believes Lewis Hamilton will have the edge over his new teammate Jenson Button in 2010. Button won the title in 2009 with the Brawn GP team while Hamilton won the title in 2008. "I'd give Lewis the edge only because he's been there for a couple of years," Mansell said. But Button's former boss Ross Brawn does not agree. "Jenson has a depth that people do not see. He has this fluffy exterior that hides the steel inside him. You saw that in the second half of the year [last season]. The first half of the year he was sublime," Brawn said. |
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"Only one of them can win and how is the other going to cope with it? Two world champions determined to prove that they are the best," he said. Mansell won his first title at age 39 in 1992 and feels Button will prove what great champion he is.
"Jenson will settle down and hopefully prove what a great world champion he is and compete very strongly. I think they are both number ones in the same team. I give Lewis the edge for the first six races because he knows the team and the people and the car," Mansell said.
"Jenson will take a few races to get up to speed with the car but after that they should have total parity," he said.