He added: “I trust in the FIA that they know all the information – I don’t
personally – so we have to trust in their decision.
“I don’t think they will ever want to put us at risk. They do a lot on safety
for drivers, in terms of the circuits and the cars and what have you, and
that’s a priority for them.
“So I believe in the FIA’s decision. If everything is straightforward and
nothing happens, it’s not even going to be in the back of my mind at all.”
For all the teams and drivers it is now simply a case of getting through the
weekend, placing as much emphasis as possible on the racing without getting
distracted by events elsewhere in Bahrain.
For Button, who has spent the last couple of days warm-weather training in
Dubai after a chilly weekend in Shanghai, the heat of the Middle East is
certainly welcome.
With temperatures expected to be over 30 degrees centigrade, Button added:
“It’s a massive thing for us, for me especially.
“I don’t know why I can’t work tyres in cold conditions. It must be the way I
drive. I’ve tried driving differently but it doesn’t work. Heat really helps
me.”
Despite that, Button still managed to finish second in China on Sunday behind
maiden race winner Nico Rosberg to trail McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton by
two points in the drivers’ standings.
His aberration aside in Malaysia, when he collided with the HRT of Narain
Karthikeyan on a damp track, Button has been first and second in the other
two races, and happy enough with his speed.
“The table makes for good reading at the moment,” said Button.
“It’s not quite as good as Lewis, but we’re very close. Only two points
between us.
“The thing we’ve got to take from the first three races, in terms of the
performance of our car, is that we might not have been the quickest all the
time, but we’ve been close to being the quickest and that is important.
“It’s important we are consistently quick because there are lots of other
teams who are also quick, but don’t have the consistency in terms of
performance.
“Fernando (Alonso) won the previous race in Malaysia, but didn’t really score
many points in China, where Nico won, but he hadn’t scored any points before
then.
“Those sort of things make a big difference for us, so it’s key if we can
consistently be at the front.
“In our hearts we want to win every race, and that’s what we come racing for,
but we have to be consistently fighting for victories.”