Sir Stirling Moss backs Button

Sir Stirling Moss has backed Jenson Button to outshine his McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton in this year's Formula 1 World Championship.

Speaking at the Motorsports Hall of Fame awards ceremony, the 82-year-old said: "Lewis does funny things, so one can't be sure. But I would put my money on Jenson.

"Lewis is terrific, he really is exceptionally quick, but Jenson thinks about certain things better than Lewis will. Like when it's raining and whether or not to go in for a change of tyres."

"[Hamilton] goes off and sort of screws it up sometimes doesn't he? That's the problem. Jenson is much more dedicated. I don't mean in any way other than it means more to him what he's actually doing, the actual driving and so on. The one thing you need in racing is concentration."

Moss racked up 16 wins in the Formula 1 World Championship after making his debut in the 1951 Swiss Grand Prix.