Eddit Ervine has recently commented that "Jenson has entered the lion's den. It was madness of him to move. He thinks he's going to be able to eat his steak, and that's not going to be the case - I think he's going to get murdered!"
This is all coming from the man how couldn't win the WDC even with the full support of Ferrari and Schumacher! Irvine's career is weak, and his comments are just as weak. Yes Jenson might lose the war but he'll win some battles along the way."
Eddie Irvine has always been a loud mouth and isn't qualified to comment on Jenson Button. Here's the man who had the 99 DWC within his grasp, his dominant teammate out of action, driving the best car in F1 and still he lost it to Hakkinen (although I have always wondered whether Ferrari actually wanted him to win their first title in 20 years seeing as they were paying Schumacher a kings ransom to do it!) Anyway, I suspect that Buttons decision to join McLaren was fuelled by certain criteria. Usually when a driver wins the title the team are pretty quick to re-sign him. This didnt happen in Brawn. Also its no secret that when Schumacher was flagged up as a possible Massa replacement, Brawn was quietly talking to him as long ago as Abu Dhabi about him racing once more. There's the possibility that JB or his management suspected areturn by MS to F1 with Brawn GP firmly in the mix and coupled with a rumoured Mercedes buy out, I think Jenson felt he had to take the opportunity whilst it was there and nab the vacant McLaren drive. Especially as Brawn were still prevaricating about his contract. And what if he hadnt have won the DWC - I think he'd have been dropped in favour of Schumacher anyway. So, whatever the back room circumstances were, Jenson now has a fresh challenge,the biggest of his career and he certainly is not going to get murdered by Hamilton. He'll rise to it Irvine, so get back to your cars, boat, girls and partying and leave F1 to those worthy of it.
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