Asked whether he found all the speculation difficult to deal with, di Resta,
who recently appointed Button’s manager Richard Goddard to look after his
affairs, added: “It is what it is. It is a difficult position to be in but I
have people taking care of that side of things for me. I’m happier than I
ever have been with what’s going on around me. It feels like things are
clicking into place and long may that continue.”
He added: “This is a fantastic result for me personally. And we’ve done it on
merit over the whole weekend, and this is the most demanding and toughest
race for a car and driver. It takes a lot to recover from, but it will be
nice to have the next few days now to reflect on it.”
Button said he was not surprised that race stewards elected not to punish
Vettel for their near collision behind the safety car, ruling out foul play
on the German’s part.
“I don’t think it was a brake test because Sebastian is not a stupid driver,
he knows if he brake tests me we are going to crash,” Button said. “I was
not trying to get him penalised [by reporting Vettel to the stewards] I was
just looking for clarification of where we are.”