Button's grand prix came to an end on the second lap of the race after the cap caused his engine to overheat, pretty much cooking it. His retirement from the Monaco GP saw him drop from the very top of the Drivers' standings down to fourth place.But despite the blow, the reigning World Champ has taken a pragmatic attitude, conceding that yes mistakes were made, everyone makes them at times.
"I am sure the guy involved is gutted and I feel sorry for him," Button told The Times.
"We all make mistakes and we just have to make sure we don't do that again. As soon as I saw the flames and fire from the back of the car, I knew we weren't going any farther.
"It is a human error and I am not going to blame anyone because we all make mistakes."
And it just so happens that Button wouldn't have a leg to stand on if he did start throwing the blame around after he made a mistake in qualifying.
The Brit, who could only manage eighth place on the Monte Carlo grid, drove off with the television remote control still in his cockpit.
"That was my fault. I hung on to it. At Rascasse there is a little opening in the fence and I threw it through there. It still works!" he told the Mirror.
And although one can only assume that Martin Whitmarsh was left fuming, the McLaren team boss still managed to bite his tongue.
It is disappointing to everyone in the team and devastating to the person responsible.
"I know these things happen but it is just hard to accept when it does. Inevitably he is devastated. The car went to the grid with no airflow so it was cooked.
"You do what you can but you cannot recover from that. These cars don't have fans, they rely on airflow so if you deny that you are not going to survive very long. We will sit down and talk about it."
Source: Planet F1
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