Abu Dhabi : It was at Interlagos in Brazil last year that Jenson Button clinched the Drivers' Championship and this year it will be the same circuit where the McLaren-Mercedes driver will be battling to stay in the hunt to retain his title.
Button, who could not add to his tally of 189 in the last race at the Korean GP is now fifth behind Fernando Alonso (231), Mark Webber (220), Lewis Hamilton (210) and Sebastien Vettel (206).
With 50 points up for grabs at Interlagos and Abu Dhabi, Button will have to finish in the top two in Brazil to keep his title hopes alive.
"The Brazilian Grand Prix is a special race for me because it's where I won the world championship last year. This will be the first time I've been back since then, so I'm really looking forward to it," said Button, who won last year as a Brawn driver.
"Interlagos is an incredible racetrack — a place where you can race hard, where all your mistakes are punished and where you're really rewarded for attacking. I think our package will be well-suited to this circuit," he said.
Important lesson
Button promised he will go for broke in the November 7 race.
"When I was here last year I learnt an important lesson: I qualified 14th while my teammate put his car on pole — but when I thought it was almost all over, I threw caution to the wind and drove one of the most attacking, best drives of my F1 career.
"And that's something that I'll be taking with me into this weekend, when I know I'll not only need a strong result, but also to rely on others failing to score to keep me in the hunt for the championship."
Uphill struggle
"Given the points situation, I know that I face an uphill struggle to hold on to the world title, but I'll be giving it everything I've got this weekend to stay in contention.
"I fought hard to become the 2009 world champion, and I won't give up my title without a fight," said Button, hoping to end a three-year trend of Formula One champions failing to retain the title.
