Vettel, sitting next to the 2009 world champion in a news conference, had
pointed out that there was “still a chance for Jenson to win the title
and for me not to”.
Refusing to count any chickens or take anything for granted, the German stuck
to his familiar mantra of keeping his feet on the ground, taking each race
at a time.
“The moment you decide to fly, sooner or later there’s a moment when you
will come down as well,” Vettel warned. “You have to, nothing
flies for ever.”
He also laughingly suggested that if anyone wanted to do him a favour, they
could maybe push Button down the stairs on the way out.
Button gazed around the room and doubted any of those present shared Vettel’s
apparent concern.
“I think it’s great, going into this race, Sebastian thinking that I have
a chance of winning the title,” he grinned. “He’s probably the
only person here (who does)…or the only person that’s saying so. It’s all
but over.”