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Fry: Brave or stupid Button badly advised

Friday 20th November 2009

Nick Fry's apparent bitterness at Jenson Button's decision to leave for McLaren has the Brawn CEO questioning whether it's a brave move or a stupid one.

The Brit's decision to become Lewis Hamilton's team-mate has not gone down well with his former Brawn GP bosses, who believe he could be making a "stupid" mistake.

"We offered loyalty which we hoped, perhaps na�vely, he would return," the Brawn CEO is quoted as saying in the Mirror. "There is bravery and there is stupidity, and we will only find out which it is next year.

"We believe we made Jenson a good offer - one that was significantly more than he is being paid at McLaren. We are all mystified by this decision.

"We think he has been badly advised and had his head turned by McLaren's glitzy headquarters."

Your Comments

Howee

"Yeah, that was supposed to be 'more than minor', but I typed it in a hurry and didn't proof it... Sorry about that. Anyway, you're entitled to your opinion Brent, so we'll leave it at that."

Brent

"Howee you say "it shows that the machinery plays a minor part in the drivers result", the machinery was the only reason Button won the championship. Without the brilliant diffuser we wouldn't be talking about Button at all, he'd be in the same boat as Trulli and Fisi."

Howee

"Ah, but Brent, compare his past years with his team mates at the time Ana, as this year, it shows that the machinery plays a minor part in a drivers results. This year he had his first good car and he delivered. I'm not saying he wasn't lucky but he delivered."