Jenson Button urges Fernando Alonso to gatecrash the F1 party | Sport | The Guardian

Jenson Button urges Fernando Alonso to gatecrash the F1 party | Sport | The Guardian

Jenson Button, whose old playboy image was once seen as symbolic of Formula One's epicurean mores, wants another party – but this time he wants it on the track.

We need more than just Lewis Hamilton and myself to fight Sebastian Vettel," he said. Button and Hamilton, with one victory apiece, are the only drivers to question Vettel's hegemony in the first seven races of the season.

Now Button is looking to Ferrari, and Fernando Alonso in particular, to break the dominance of Vettel, who increased his lead in Canada two weeks ago despite being beaten, thrillingly, by the 2009 British champion.

"We need Ferrari in there," Button said. "If they are quicker than us they will take points off us, so it is tricky both ways. But I think we would rather take the risk and have them competitive and hope we can do a better job than both of them. Seb is still the man to beat, but Fernando's car worked well in Canada.