28/05/2010
NEWS STORY
Jenson Button has revealed that he has had a 'clear the air' meeting with the crew member responsible for his retirement from the Monaco Grand Prix after just one lap.
The world champion's McLaren ground to a halt at Ste Devote behind the Safety Car after a loose cooling cover left on the left-hand sidepod of his car caused his engine to overheat.
Talking to Reuters, the Englishman today revealed that he met up with the mechanic (partly) responsible for the incident at the team's Woking HQ last week.
"I'm sure the person who did make the mistake will never, ever do it again," said Button. "The guy was devastated, and in a way I felt sorry for him because we all make mistakes, and it wasn't just a mistake, it was mis-communication more than anything else.
"That bung (cooling cover) shouldn't have been there in the first place," he continued. "He wasn't looking to take it out because it wasn't supposed to be there. When you know you have to take it out, you take it out, but when you don't think it's there, and it is, it's a difficult one.
"Now and again you do make a mistake, and it's amazing when it is such a small mistake how big an issue it can be," he added.