(GMM -- Jan.5) It was a 'mistake' to attempt to escape from a watertight BAR contract, British F1 driver Jenson Button admitted.
The 24-year-old told TV broadcaster ITV in a season wrap-up that he had not 'fully' understood that ultimately ousted agent John Byfield tried to thread a needle through a loophole in the bungled move to Frank Williams' outfit.
He said: ''I thought my reasons for wanting to (leave) were correct but I was misguided -- you learn from your mistakes.''
Track compatriot and F1 veteran David Coulthard, meanwhile, tried to temper the criticism that had fallen on the young BAR driver's shoulder in the Button-gate saga. ''We tend to forget,'' said the Scot, ''that Jenson is still only 24.''
Written: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:56:23
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