Button,pure luck or a really good driver?

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I think Button is a good driver. All the top drivers show a clear glimpse of their speed and potential in their first year - Button qualified 3rd (i think in Spa in 2000) ahead of one M Schumacher. He qualified quite close to Ralf by the end of year.

He started out with a good car immediately and then to a bad car (Renault) and suffered initially. He took some time to come out of this and learn how to get the speed out of the car and himself.

Remember he made Villeneuve look pretty ordinary last year and Trulli also.

I think he will improve with age. But I still would rate Alonso, Raikkonnen and Webber over him in pure driving talent. But that's just an opinion.