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Button still angry after Vettel collision
Jenson Button has confessed he is still angry at Sebastian Vettel after the German caused potentially irreparable damage to his hopes of defending his drivers' championship.
Button was forced out of the Belgian Grand Prix when well positioned in second place, after Vettel lost control of his car as he attempted to pass the British driver. The incident was just the latest in a growing line of impetuous moments from the Red Bull driver.
The crash left Button trailing team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 35 points in the championship race, and he admits he still cannot get his head around Vettel's mindset.
"My thoughts haven't really changed," stated Button. "At the time I was pretty confused by what Sebastian did. Now, I still think what he did was completely unnecessary.
"He didn't need to pass me at that point, and I wasn't making his life difficult, so his car shouldn't have been on such a knife-edge when he hit me.
"What's most frustrating is that I've lost out on a good handful of championship points. I know there are 150 points still up for grabs, but it doesn't help to now be 35 behind Lewis.
"Anything's still possible, but at this point in the season you've got to take every point you can, and the incident in Spa certainly didn't help."
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