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Schumacher's German compatriot Vettel
is 26 points adrift with four races remaining, with Australian
Webber 28.5 points
down, and with Red Bull's woes compounded by engine failures
recently.
Seven-times champion Schumacher believes Button has the title in
his hands as he said: "Looking at the situation, I would
pretty much expect Jenson to win this title.
"It's very hard to take it away from him, particularly knowing the
problems and reliability issues they have had at Red
Bull.
"It's going to be a challenge, but the points difference is
usually too big."
Although Vettel might be out of the equation, he can be proud of
his debut year at Red Bull after switching from sister
team Toro Rosso over the winter, winning two races.
Schumacher feels he can follow in his footsteps and be crowned on
numerous occasions, although he believes the 21-year-
old should very much be allowed to be his own man.
"As I proved every two weeks in Formula One, he is showing his
qualities now," added Schumacher.
"He has all the ingredients to do so (become a multiple world
champion).
"But I never wanted to be compared to anybody else because I
wanted to be myself, as he wants.
"Everybody should quite rightly respect that." |