Button will not alter style

Championship front-runner still looking for wins

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Button will not alter style

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Jenson Button has stated that he will not be content with driving conservatively in order to maintain his lead in the Formula One World Championship.

After a blistering start to the season, the Brawn GP driver has not tasted victory since his crushing victory in Turkey almost three months ago and registered his first non-finish of the year at Spa on Sunday.

The 29-year-old still has a 16-point lead over team-mate Rubens Barrichello despite his recent struggles and should be able to let others scrap for victory over the rest of the season.

However, Button says that he will not alter his style and will continue driving at 100 per cent in the five remaining races.

"I suppose having six wins in seven races is the reason why it's taken them so long to close up," he said.

"But we've got to start getting back to being competitive. I know all I need to do is finish fourth or fifth, but that's not what I want to do. I want to win races.

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"You've got to say: 'Think about the championship,' but I still want to win races. It's what I'm here to do, and it's what I love doing, competing at the front.

"So I'm going to be aggressive. I'm not going to suddenly back off after qualifying and take it easy in the races because even if I'm in fifth I still want to do well.

"I still want to win races and I still want to be competitive, and that's exactly what I hope will happen at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza."

Button has managed only 11 points from the last five races and has seen his championship lead reduced by 10 points over that period.

Despite struggling to compete with his Brawn GP machine, the British driver is not downhearted about his prospects for the rest of the season.

He added: "I've just got to get my head down and work with the team to solve our issues and work on the set-up for Monza.

"We've already discussed what we're going to do there, so I'm looking forward to it. I'm positive and excited about the challenge of the next few races. I'm not frustrated or negative."

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