Jenson Button, though he has not realised it, has just voiced my concern over the direction F1 has taken this year.

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The quicker drivers aren't necessarily the most successful. It has become too much like a game of chess with raw speed no longer being the most important factor. The quickest most consistent driver should win the race, in my opinion, not the one that can crawl around the lap a few tenths slower and limp home in first place.

Button - "It's not just about sheer speed, it's whether you can look after the tyres or not."

Tyre conservation has a place in F1, but is currently occupying a larger piece of the pie than it deserves.

This is to not take anything away from a driver that opts to conserve his tyres and do one less pit stop. My issue is that, even if drivers wanted to go balls to the wall for a race and make an extra pit stop, they do not have the option to do that.