Button is confident that McLaren is at the level of Red Bull

Jenson Button is confident that McLaren can challenge Red Bull in all the remaining circuits, having overtaken Red Bull in the Grand Prix of Japan.

Button achieved his third victory of the season in Suzuka, beat world champion Sebastian Vettel, despite that the German started from the pole position.
Vettel had to settle for third place behind Fernando Alonso for Ferrari, after struggling with the degradation of its softer tires.

Button believes McLaren has raised its level in high-speed tracks, where Red Bull has been stronger in recent years.

"I think our overall pace, with a good strategy and good care of the tires, has been quite good at high-speed circuits," said Button.

"I think our car works well in high-speed circuits. In high-speed corners we were always behind Red Bull, and thought: how the hell are they doing that? '. Then we went to Spa and we were very competitive. And the same thing happened in Suzuka.

"Our car worked very well, and in the first sector of the lap we were faster than Red Bull for the first time in three years. So I think our car is competitive in general"

Button, who has eclipsed his team-mate Lewis Hamilton in recent races, is considered the driver that its taking most care of the tyres this year.

"I do not know. I think if we were on the last year tyres, this year I would be very happy anyway," he said.

"I do not know, perhaps they suited to my style. It's hard to know. However, in some circuits I have struggled with tyre wear, so it has not always been the way I like."

The McLaren driver also believes that the Korean Grand Prix will be very hard on tires, and he thinks that the drivers could be forced to make up to 5 stops.

"It will be difficult. The soft tires are very difficult, especially to do many laps, so the supersoft option will be interesting. We may see a lot of stops here. Up to five stops maybe"

"Qualifying will be interesting too. And then we are going to India, a fast circuit like Suzuka and temperatures of 35 degrees, so it's going to be like Suzuka, but even hotter, so it will be more hard on tires.

"So we have a couple of difficult races to come. It is not just pure speed, its more a matter of if we can take care of the tires or not."

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