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Carvalho interview Ricardo Carvalho addressed the media following this morning's training session. "It's important for us to be group leaders after our game in Milan. Our goal is to secure the first position as soon as possible and that's why it's important to earn a good result there. We were better than them at the Bernabeu and they will want to prove they can defeat us." "We knew we had to improve yesterday because we didn't start the match well and Hercules scored a goal in the opening minutes. We were better and superior in the second half, and we ended up winning the match. We tried to support each other in the dressing room and that made it all easier. I celebrated the second goal effusively with Ronaldo because it was a very important strike for us, not because the crowd had been singing derogatory chants against him." "Cristiano has been scoring many goals for quite some time. He started out as a winger and his style has changed. He looks at the goal constantly and he needs to score to feel comfortable on the pitch." "We are all very happy for Benzema. I believe he is in good form. It's important for a player to build his confidence and these games help to do so. He played very well yesterday and he is training well too." "Barcelona won in Seville, but we should only worry about our own game and try to improve in every match. We are better placed than them at the moment and we want to keep it up by winning our games."

Ricardo Carvalho Personal information Full name Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho[1][2] Date of birth 18 May 1978 (1978-05-18) (age 32)[3] Place of birth Amarante, Portugal Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Centre back Current club Real Madrid Number 2 Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈkaɾdu kɐɾˈvaʎu]; born 18 May 1978 in Amarante, Portugal), is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid,[4] and for the Portuguese national team. Carvalho was born in Amarante where he played for the local team, Amarante Futebol Clube. By his great performance as a youngster, he was spotted by the Portuguese powerhouse, Porto, and in 1996 he was brought to FC Porto Junior team. Between 1997 and 2001 he had loan spells at Leça, where he made his professional debut, Vitória de Setúbal and FC Alverca, but it was in Mourinho’s reign that he really started to make big strides forward. It was in the 2002–03 season that Carvalho made his name known all around Europe, winning his first domestic league title under Mourinho’s commands, the Portuguese Cup, and the UEFA Cup. His good form led to an international call-up in 2003. In the next season, Carvalho won his second league title in a row, and his first UEFA Champions League title, in which tournament he was named best defender of the tournament.[5] In July 2004, Carvalho transferred to Chelsea for a fee of just under €30 million. With "The Blues", he won two Premier League titles in a row and one League Cup in his first two seasons. In 2008 he helped the club reach the UEFA Champions League final for the first time in their history, a game that they lost 6–5 on penalties against Manchester United. In the same year he was voted by his fellow Chelsea colleagues as Chelsea's "2008 Players Player of the Year". Two years later, in the 2009-10 season, Carvalho helped "The Blues" win their first Championship since 2006 and the FA Cup, by winning this last trophy Chelsea have secured the first ever Double in the club's history. In August 2010, after six years with Chelsea, he transferred to Real Madrid for a fee of £6.7 million. Internationally, Carvalho has represented Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was a regular in Portugal's lineup during the UEFA Euro 2004, when his country advanced all the way to the final before losing to Greece. Later, at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Carvalho was a mainstay in defense for the national team. He played in six matches for Portugal, which made the semifinals before being eliminated by France. In the UEFA Euro 2008, he played in three of Portugal's four matches, being eliminated in the quarter-finals by Germany. Two years later, in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he was a regular in Portugal's lineup again when Portugal reach the round of 16, suffering only one goal in all four matches. Personal life Carvalho is married to his Portuguese wife Carina and they have a son named Rodrigo.

hala_madrid The show El Día Después' de Canal + stole four sheets of Joses_blackbook and the contents are--boring--to say the least. - The first two sheets are repeated concepts like "profundidade" and "b. stand", referring to the depth and rhythm that was missing from the team and focus on set pieces. - Jose also jotted down multiple times "TR9" or David Trezeguet, the Hercules forward who tormented Real Madrid in the first half. The last two pages hold the most ~*clues*~ - In the first of these, Jose's tactics appear to say that Real Madrid did not intend to stage a comeback. He had Pedro Leon, who did not come on, on the right wing and pulled Khedira back into defense, the latter, which did happen after Karim entered the game. Mourinho changed his plans after the entry of Karim and implemented a 'Plan B' after Cristiano scored. - The most curious fact is for a final page of the notebook in which appears the following calculation: "38 +13 +6 = 57" next to "p/10 months." This is a reference to the games that Real Madrid face this season: 6, which relates logically to the Copa but does not include the semi-finals or final, 38 league games and 13 Champions League games including the final

Cristiano: "Özil should be Football Player of the Year." In an interview in the current issue of SPORT BILD, the Portuguese explains that he believes German international Mesut Özil will be World Footballer [of the Year]. He also tells us what he likes about Sami Khedira and why it is a stroke of luck that his Portuguese compatriot Jose Mourinho is the manager of Real. Ronaldo, who is the second best player in the world? (laughs) That's a hard question. We'll see what Fifa decides. Your colleague at Real Madrid, Mesut Özil, is also among the 23 players nominated for election "World Player 2010". Do you believe he will compete for the title? I hope and trust that he [Ozil] will win this title for the first time. Mesut is actually a fantastic player, he has extraordinary talent. I enjoy playing with him at Real.

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Mourinho: "I don’t play to pad statistics; I play to win championships" Realmadrid.com On the eve of Sunday’s derby between Real Madrid and Atletico, Jose Mourinho confirmed he will line up the same eleven players as in recent weeks as well as showered his team with praise. "I understand why there is more than just three points at stake for fans. We must win because we want to remain top, but we must realize that our adversary is very talented and ambitious. It won’t be easy. No derby ever is." "Statistics are nothing but numbers of the past. They have no relevance in football. The fact that Atletico haven’t won in the Bernabeu in eleven years is certainly a sign that winning there is very difficult. A team that is playing at home and that wants to win championships cannot be thinking about records. I don’t play to pad statistics. I play to win championships. That is why we must win matches." "Every match is a test. We have played against tough, talented teams and done very well. We know we must score one more goal than Atletico to earn the three points. Atletico is a very talented team in attack, they have a great midfield, their defense will be very focused and it’s unfortunate that their goalkeeper holds the same passport as Iker Casillas. It’s a very talented team that will make us fight for our lives." "If my team plays as it should at full throttle, focused and motivated, and if it’s a relatively incident-free match, we will win. Today’s starters will be tomorrow’s subs, and today’s subs will be tomorrow’s starters. There is no set protocol here. This is not the same team to be used for eleven months. This is a day-to-day team." "I cannot speak about substitutes and starters. I have faith in the group. Groups win titles. You can’t win a thing without a group. Nothing can be won without a response from my people. It is easy to be a coach and leader of a group like this one, that will surely celebrate something at season’s end."

Rubén de la Red has decided to retire from football at the age of 25, according to sports daily Marca, because of his coronary problems.

To whom in the team do you have the most contact in this starting time? Khedira: Mesut in first place. With Angel Di Maria, Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo you can have a lot of fun. Diarra, as one of the experienced players, gave me good advices in english. Özil: Basically, I get along with all of them. Closer contact I have in particular to Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe, Marcelo and Higuain. How complicated are stars like Cristiano Ronaldo? Khedira: Ronaldo is discribed in public very different. He is totally straightforward, open, helpful, polite and down to earth. It is not an easy life, if everybody recognizes you, from the eight year boy to the eighty year old granny. He is keeping both feet on the ground Özil: That's true. Ronaldo is not at all aloof, always friendly and helpful. What does your german team-mate mean to you? Khedira: Of course it is good to have someone you get along so well and you can speak your native language with. I think that Mesut is also very happy that I am there. Özil: Of course I am happy that Sami is here. We can support each other everywhere.

Sami Khedira & Mesut Özil - 100 days at Real Madrid. German Internationals Sami Khedira & Mesut Özil talked to kicker magazine about their first 100 days working and living in Madrid. "We are part of a myth" by hala_madrid kicker: Mr. Khedira, Mr. Özil - how is your summary after your first 3 months at Real Madrid? Sami Khedira: Very promising. It is not easy, if you come to a new country, without language skills, in which you are, like me, almost alone. I get along quite well and I think I can be very happy with the start. Mesut Özil: I feel very comfortable at Real, at the club and in the city. Everything fits. The good results help as well. What was at Real different and more difficult than you thought? Özil: It has really helped me, of course, that coach Mourinho and the other players, the stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Iker Casillas as well as the other new ones, gave me such a warm welcome. That was perfect. It was also positive, that I only had to stay in a hotel for one week and then found a home immediately. Only the unfamiliar language was a bit difficult. Khedira: I cannot say anything negative. The team has welcomed me well, I'm feeling now confirmed that this is the right step for me. Here I will make an enormous development, as a person and as an athlete. How did this move change you as a football player? Khedira: I had to change my way of playing football. At first, it was not easy. At VfB and in the National Team, I had more freedom and could attack more often. At Real Madrid I have to restrain myself. The coach demands, that I keep my position and play the simple, clean football. From the perspective of the fans this may not be that attractive, but it hepls the team. I play now smarter and more clever and have learned to divide my strength. Özil: I'm still the same player, even though the coach gives me a few other tasks. But he gives me all the freedom I need. And I also have to participate in the defensive. I improve every day. What is different mentally? Özil: The pressure at Real is completely different, you're forced to win every match. But that's precisely the challenge I have searched and why I have done the next step. Now I want to win titles. Khedira: At Real you are always aware, that you are playing with the best of the best. Each of our opponents gives 120 percent against us, for the fans winning is a duty and each draw is a disappointment. That requires huge mental strength. How does Real Madrid change a new player? Khedira: Anywhere in the stadium, at the training ground and in the dressing rooms there are trophies, that make you realise, that you are now a part of a myth. I think it a great honor to play for Real. I also see myself as a representative of Germany. For years, Michael Ballack was the only classy german player abroad, now, with Mesut, myself and Jerome Boateng in Manchester, we are already three. Özil: Of course you feel that this is the biggest club in the world. They do everything for us players, everything is perfect. And yes, Sami's right, you are a part of a myth, which is noticeable in every match or in the whole city. The people are very friendly, ask for photos or autographs. How does José Mourinho shape a football player like you? Khedira: He recognizes the strength of a player and tries to build him up. He shows me how I have to behave on the pitch and when I have to attack. Özil: It is fun, working with him, but he also requires a great deal of you. Also he is a top-motivator and excellent professional, tactically, in every regard. His instructions are perfect. Will he be able to create the perfect mix of spectacular offensive and solid defensive? Özil: I think so. We just have to see the recent matches: We score many goals and don't allow many. With Casillas we have the best goalkeeper in the world, a strong back four and two great defensive midfielders, Xabi Alonso and Sami Khedira. Khedira: Primarily I want to win something and not conquer the hearts of the fans. That's why I can warm easily to Mourinhos way of playing football. You want titles. After your first impression, what can be possible? Khedira: In Spain the duel with Barcelona electrifies everybody. If we continue like this, for me, there can only be one champion - Real Madrid. And in the Champions League we have shown already, that we can go very far. Özil: All titles are possible and we want to win each, that's why we play at this club. We want to achieve great things How good is your spanish by now? Khedira: Thanks to the intensive training with my language teacher I understand already a lot, have a big vocabulary and can express myself grammatically in the past, present and future. Özil: I can understand my teammates on the pitch, so there I do not need of a translator anymore. My vocabulary is growing every day, it will take about half a year in order to speak freely. I learn as well with a spanish teacher. If the spaniards only would not talk so fast ...

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Alonso keeps his cool about title Fernando Alonso heads into Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix in a calm, relaxed mood, despite the pressure of winning the Grand Prix. It was certainly an at-ease Alonso that addressed the media in the cramped confines of Ferrari's hospitality suite at Interlagos. The Spaniard currently leads Mark Webber by 11 points, with Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel still far from out of the hunt on 21 and 25 points adrift respectively. After a run of four wins in the past seven races, another Alonso victory and with his trio of title rivals far enough behind him, then he will become only the ninth driver in F1 history to win at least three titles. Asked as to how he was feeling knowing what is at stake, Alonso said: "I feel relaxed, although on Sunday I'll tell you how I feel. "This is an important race, but then it was important in Monza, in Singapore. The last four or five races have been very important for us. "If anything had happened in those races then we may well have had to say bye bye to the championship. It means we've been racing with a lot of pressure. "But everything has gone well. We were focused and made no mistakes and that is the way we need to continue." Alonso will need to keep his cool given the flak he is likely to face this weekend from the Brazilian fans still fuming at what unfolded in Germany in mid-July. That was when Felipe Massa was forced to give up victory to Alonso who had bemoaned being stuck behind his team-mate over the in-car radio. It led to a series of coded messages to Massa to cede first place, which he eventually did, only for Ferrari to land in hot water for flouting the regulation that bans team orders. Massa, on pole for this race in 2006, 2007 and 2008, has revealed he may have to give way again should the need arise, as he did in 2007 for Kimi Raikkonen who won the race and the title. However, a local magistrate, Paulo Castilho of the special criminal tribunal of Sao Paulo, has remarkably claimed he will arrest Massa for fraud should he again allow through Alonso. As the villain of the piece, Alonso has attempted to smooth the waters by claiming he would love nothing more than to see Massa take the chequered flag. "I think the best thing for us, for me in the championship, for the numbers, is to have Felipe winning the race because he takes 25 points from everybody else," said Alonso. "This year, from first to second, there is the biggest difference in points - seven, but from second to third, third to fourth, there are very small differences which may allow me to keep the advantage I have. "So the worry for me is the 25 points, if one of the other drivers takes those points. "Hopefully Felipe can win both races. It will be the best thing for me."

Alonso: All eyes on feuding Red Bulls Fernando Alonso says all eyes will be on feuding Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in Brazil. Vettel and Webber have hit the headlines again this week for all the wrong reasons to further give Red Bull the air of a team divided. For the penultimate race of the season they start second and third on the grid behind Nico Hulkenberg in his Williams who secured an astonishing pole position, his team's first for five and a half years. With Vettel 25 points adrift of championship leader Fernando Alonso and Webber 11 points down, anything could happen given the apparent animosity that exists between them. "There has been some talk about them, so maybe they will take more care because there will obviously be a lot of eyes on them at the start," said Alonso, who starts fifth, also behind McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. "But with Red Bull in front of us, that's no surprise. It has been this way on a Saturday this season. It was more or less expected. "In a way we are happy. Pole position is always our aim, but in a difficult qualifying like today it would have been easy to have gone out of Q1, easy to have been knocked out in Q2. "At the end we saved a tricky day with fifth, which is more or less our position in the dry as well." Alonso fears, given Red Bull's pace in dry conditions, and with a sunny day expected in contrast to today's dark cloud and rain, his lead could be eroded. "Fifth place is not the end of the world," added Alonso. "Many times this year the two Red Bulls have been out in front and Hamilton's McLaren has been in the fight with us for third place. "In the race we will have to try and make the most of our strong points, especially our race pace. "The start will also be important when we will try and make up some places, while keeping an eye on what our rivals are doing, because it will be a crucial moment for them too.

Vettel and Webber the men to beat Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber will again be the men to beat in the Brazilian Grand Prix after another dominant day of practice. Vettel and Webber have locked out the front row of the grid at each of the last two races in Japan and Korea following qualifying, and they look poised for a hat-trick at Interlagos on Sunday. However, there may yet be a fly in their ointment as heavy rain is being forecast which could turn the formbook upside down. But on a day of dry running, with afternoon temperatures hitting 30 degrees centigrade, it was Vettel who again led the way, with team- mate Webber forced to settle for second best. After finishing just under half-a-second clear of Webber at the end of the morning's 90-minute session, Vettel saw that gap cut to just over a 10th of a second later on. The 23-year-old German, in desperate need of a victory to ensure he remains in the hunt for the title going into next weekend's closing race in Abu Dhabi, posted his fastest lap in the afternoon with one minute 11.968secs. Around the 4.309km circuit, the second shortest on the calendar behind Monaco, Webber was a mere 0.104secs adrift, with Fernando Alonso third. It is understood championship leader Alonso is currently walking a tightrope as the suggestion is he is on his final engine that has already run a number of miles. Ferrari have been desperately attempting to manage the engine situation with Alonso's car as he used up his permitted eight for the season some time ago. Since then they have been swapping and changing engines, trying to extend their life, only for one to give way in the dying moments of first practice. It was evident, however, they were already aware of the situation as they admitted just as practice started they would be changing it anyway given the lack of life left in it. Alonso managed 36 laps in the afternoon, finishing 0.360secs down on Vettel, with Lewis Hamilton fourth in his McLaren, sandwiching the Ferraris as Felipe Massa was fifth. But in a further blow to the Maranello marque, Massa stopped at the same place as Alonso had done earlier 30 minutes from the end of the second session with a suspected hydraulics issue. Renault's Robert Kubica was sixth, followed by reigning champion Jenson Button in his McLaren, the Briton 1.238secs off the pace and apparently struggling with rear wing issues. Sauber's Nick Heidfeld was a creditable eighth, with the Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher ninth and 10th. Renault's Vitaly Petrov, who crashed into a tyre barrier in the morning, was 15th following sterling work from his engineers to ready his car again during the two and a half hours between runs. Virgin's Timo Glock brought up the rear, a coup for Hispania who normally find themselves in such a position. Instead, Bruno Senna and Christian Klien were 22nd and 23rd, but with the bottom trio all just over four seconds behind Vettel.

Vettel and Webber the men to beat Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber will again be the men to beat in the Brazilian Grand Prix after another dominant day of practice. Vettel and Webber have locked out the front row of the grid at each of the last two races in Japan and Korea following qualifying, and they look poised for a hat-trick at Interlagos on Sunday. However, there may yet be a fly in their ointment as heavy rain is being forecast which could turn the formbook upside down. But on a day of dry running, with afternoon temperatures hitting 30 degrees centigrade, it was Vettel who again led the way, with team- mate Webber forced to settle for second best. After finishing just under half-a-second clear of Webber at the end of the morning's 90-minute session, Vettel saw that gap cut to just over a 10th of a second later on. The 23-year-old German, in desperate need of a victory to ensure he remains in the hunt for the title going into next weekend's closing race in Abu Dhabi, posted his fastest lap in the afternoon with one minute 11.968secs. Around the 4.309km circuit, the second shortest on the calendar behind Monaco, Webber was a mere 0.104secs adrift, with Fernando Alonso third. It is understood championship leader Alonso is currently walking a tightrope as the suggestion is he is on his final engine that has already run a number of miles. Ferrari have been desperately attempting to manage the engine situation with Alonso's car as he used up his permitted eight for the season some time ago. Since then they have been swapping and changing engines, trying to extend their life, only for one to give way in the dying moments of first practice. It was evident, however, they were already aware of the situation as they admitted just as practice started they would be changing it anyway given the lack of life left in it. Alonso managed 36 laps in the afternoon, finishing 0.360secs down on Vettel, with Lewis Hamilton fourth in his McLaren, sandwiching the Ferraris as Felipe Massa was fifth. But in a further blow to the Maranello marque, Massa stopped at the same place as Alonso had done earlier 30 minutes from the end of the second session with a suspected hydraulics issue. Renault's Robert Kubica was sixth, followed by reigning champion Jenson Button in his McLaren, the Briton 1.238secs off the pace and apparently struggling with rear wing issues. Sauber's Nick Heidfeld was a creditable eighth, with the Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher ninth and 10th. Renault's Vitaly Petrov, who crashed into a tyre barrier in the morning, was 15th following sterling work from his engineers to ready his car again during the two and a half hours between runs. Virgin's Timo Glock brought up the rear, a coup for Hispania who normally find themselves in such a position. Instead, Bruno Senna and Christian Klien were 22nd and 23rd, but with the bottom trio all just over four seconds behind Vettel.

Vettel hits back at Webber Sebastian Vettel has hit back at Mark Webber's claim that Red Bull are emotionally favouring the young German. Webber on Friday suggested his tilt at the Formula One title this year had been "inconvenient" to Red Bull. Team principal Christian Horner dismissed Webber's comments, insisting the Australian had received the team's full support. It prompted what appeared to be a heart-to-heart between the two men on Friday night outside the team's hospitality unit in the paddock at Interlagos, with Webber in particular quite animated. Now Vettel has had his say, notably via one comment aired on German television station RTL in which he said: "If Mark needs help then he should take the medical car." It further underlines the divide which exists between the drivers and seems a clear indicator that Vettel will not aid Webber's cause at any stage. Asked specifically if he felt the team were emotionally rooting for him, Vettel said: "No. Obviously a lot of things have been said or written. "Everyone has his own opinion, but for me we both have the same chance every weekend to do well. "The team supplies us with a very good car and that's ultimately the situation that you want to be in, having a car where you can win races and fight for podiums. "Mark has been in Formula One much longer than I, but I remember my time three years ago, I was dreaming of being a guy able to finish on the podium, able to win races. "I'm enjoying a lot what I'm doing and I'm very proud and happy to be in the position I am now, and happy to be in a team like I am." Vettel also feels he has had the rougher ride this year in terms of mechanical issues. He suffered a spark plug problem that dropped him from first to fourth in Bahrain, a wheel failure that pitched him into the gravel in Australia when he was leading and a blown engine while also leading in Korea in the last race. It was also Vettel who came off worse when he and Webber collided in Turkey, as he retired while his team-mate managed to keep going after spinning off, eventually finishing third. "I think I've had lots of ups and downs this year, but if something has broken then it has tended to break on my car," Vettel added. "But do I think there is any conspiracy in the air? No, it's the last thing I think about. "I always approach things by thinking there is a reason something has happened. "If it does I speak to Christian, I speak to Dietrich (Mateschitz), the people responsible for our team. "If something is not right, not happening the way I feel it should, then I say something. That's what everyone does. "I am who I am and I always say what I think. Sometimes I might hold back on my opinion because I think it's the smarter way. "But I'm the last guy to cause conflict when it's not necessary."

Vettel hits back at Webber Sebastian Vettel has hit back at Mark Webber's claim that Red Bull are emotionally favouring the young German. Webber on Friday suggested his tilt at the Formula One title this year had been "inconvenient" to Red Bull. Team principal Christian Horner dismissed Webber's comments, insisting the Australian had received the team's full support. It prompted what appeared to be a heart-to-heart between the two men on Friday night outside the team's hospitality unit in the paddock at Interlagos, with Webber in particular quite animated. Now Vettel has had his say, notably via one comment aired on German television station RTL in which he said: "If Mark needs help then he should take the medical car." It further underlines the divide which exists between the drivers and seems a clear indicator that Vettel will not aid Webber's cause at any stage. Asked specifically if he felt the team were emotionally rooting for him, Vettel said: "No. Obviously a lot of things have been said or written. "Everyone has his own opinion, but for me we both have the same chance every weekend to do well. "The team supplies us with a very good car and that's ultimately the situation that you want to be in, having a car where you can win races and fight for podiums. "Mark has been in Formula One much longer than I, but I remember my time three years ago, I was dreaming of being a guy able to finish on the podium, able to win races. "I'm enjoying a lot what I'm doing and I'm very proud and happy to be in the position I am now, and happy to be in a team like I am." Vettel also feels he has had the rougher ride this year in terms of mechanical issues. He suffered a spark plug problem that dropped him from first to fourth in Bahrain, a wheel failure that pitched him into the gravel in Australia when he was leading and a blown engine while also leading in Korea in the last race. It was also Vettel who came off worse when he and Webber collided in Turkey, as he retired while his team-mate managed to keep going after spinning off, eventually finishing third. "I think I've had lots of ups and downs this year, but if something has broken then it has tended to break on my car," Vettel added. "But do I think there is any conspiracy in the air? No, it's the last thing I think about. "I always approach things by thinking there is a reason something has happened. "If it does I speak to Christian, I speak to Dietrich (Mateschitz), the people responsible for our team. "If something is not right, not happening the way I feel it should, then I say something. That's what everyone does. "I am who I am and I always say what I think. Sometimes I might hold back on my opinion because I think it's the smarter way. "But I'm the last guy to cause conflict when it's not necessary."

Button: I don't accept team orders Jenson Button will never accept team orders but will know when the time is right to help team-mate Lewis Hamilton's title challenge. Standing 42 points adrift of Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso, nothing but a win will do in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix if Button is to remain in the hunt heading into the final race in Abu Dhabi. Button is adamant team boss Martin Whitmarsh has enough confidence in him to trust his judgement and serve the best interests of the team without ordering him to do so. Button told Press Association Sport: "I will not be ordered, I will never be ordered to do anything. "I think Martin and myself, in the short period we've been together over the last year, we've learnt a lot about each other and Martin knows he doesn't have to talk to me. "He knows I'm intelligent enough to make my own decision, and the right decision. "Of course, my main focus is to go out and try to win the race, and if that's not possible, we'll see what happens. "But second to that the team is important to me, so yeah, I will do what I feel is correct. "I think we have a very good understanding within this team," added Button. "Naturally I want to win the championship. I don't want anyone else to do so. "But if I suddenly find myself in a position where I can't win it, you are a team, so you do what you think is right. "It's very like NASCAR in a way. You have two or three team-mates, and you can't win a race unless your team-mate pushes you around the circuit. "It needs to be down to you as an individual to make that decision, definitely." It is the harmonious relationship that exists between Hamilton and Button that ensures if push comes to shove, the latter will play his part. That is a source of great comfort to Hamilton, who finds himself 21 points behind Alonso and in need of all the help he can get if he is to overhaul his former team-mate. "It's a different scenario for all three teams," said Hamilton. "The Red Bulls are really battling it out, neck and neck. "Then you have Ferrari where (Felipe) Massa has supposedly said he is going to do everything to help Fernando, which is a completely different situation. "Then you've the position here where we're both trying to win. "But we have a great relationship, one generally where you would assist in a way maybe. "Obviously it's all very hypothetical, but I feel it's a positive thing, which is what we all want. It's nice to know we are a team." Seemingly the same cannot be said of Red Bull, where Mark Webber claimed yesterday the emotion within the team is with Sebastian Vettel, and that his championship challenge this season has been "inconvenient". Button knows exactly what Webber is going through as he endured something similar at Renault where he felt he was an outsider. "I think we've all found ourselves in a situation where we don't feel happy within a team, where you don't feel you're really wanted," Button said. "That is important to me, to know you are wanted. I had that at my previous team and I was worried in moving teams I wouldn't have that, but I found it very quickly and I feel very at home here. "I'm only going on what I've read and heard Mark say, but it doesn't look like he's very loved there. "That must be tough and a difficult position to be in."

Button: I don't accept team orders Jenson Button will never accept team orders but will know when the time is right to help team-mate Lewis Hamilton's title challenge. Standing 42 points adrift of Formula One championship leader Fernando Alonso, nothing but a win will do in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix if Button is to remain in the hunt heading into the final race in Abu Dhabi. Button is adamant team boss Martin Whitmarsh has enough confidence in him to trust his judgement and serve the best interests of the team without ordering him to do so. Button told Press Association Sport: "I will not be ordered, I will never be ordered to do anything. "I think Martin and myself, in the short period we've been together over the last year, we've learnt a lot about each other and Martin knows he doesn't have to talk to me. "He knows I'm intelligent enough to make my own decision, and the right decision. "Of course, my main focus is to go out and try to win the race, and if that's not possible, we'll see what happens. "But second to that the team is important to me, so yeah, I will do what I feel is correct. "I think we have a very good understanding within this team," added Button. "Naturally I want to win the championship. I don't want anyone else to do so. "But if I suddenly find myself in a position where I can't win it, you are a team, so you do what you think is right. "It's very like NASCAR in a way. You have two or three team-mates, and you can't win a race unless your team-mate pushes you around the circuit. "It needs to be down to you as an individual to make that decision, definitely." It is the harmonious relationship that exists between Hamilton and Button that ensures if push comes to shove, the latter will play his part. That is a source of great comfort to Hamilton, who finds himself 21 points behind Alonso and in need of all the help he can get if he is to overhaul his former team-mate. "It's a different scenario for all three teams," said Hamilton. "The Red Bulls are really battling it out, neck and neck. "Then you have Ferrari where (Felipe) Massa has supposedly said he is going to do everything to help Fernando, which is a completely different situation. "Then you've the position here where we're both trying to win. "But we have a great relationship, one generally where you would assist in a way maybe. "Obviously it's all very hypothetical, but I feel it's a positive thing, which is what we all want. It's nice to know we are a team." Seemingly the same cannot be said of Red Bull, where Mark Webber claimed yesterday the emotion within the team is with Sebastian Vettel, and that his championship challenge this season has been "inconvenient". Button knows exactly what Webber is going through as he endured something similar at Renault where he felt he was an outsider. "I think we've all found ourselves in a situation where we don't feel happy within a team, where you don't feel you're really wanted," Button said. "That is important to me, to know you are wanted. I had that at my previous team and I was worried in moving teams I wouldn't have that, but I found it very quickly and I feel very at home here. "I'm only going on what I've read and heard Mark say, but it doesn't look like he's very loved there. "That must be tough and a difficult position to be in."

Hamilton: Reliability will be key Lewis Hamilton is hoping reliability emerges as the difference over the next two races between glory and being an also ran. The chasm that exists between Hamilton and Red Bull duo Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel was evident again after a dominant day for the Milton Keynes-based team in practice for Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton found himself half a second adrift in the morning - a time that stretched to almost seven tenths of a second in the afternoon - and that does not bode well ahead of Saturday's qualifying. "The car felt good, but it felt low on downforce. I need more grip, but we just don't have it," said Hamilton after the two 90-minute sessions. "Unfortunately our limit is still half a second off the pace of the Red Bull, even though I'm getting everything I can out of the car. "You can gain a tenth here a tenth there, but when you have such a big gap, those guys can relax a little more. "I'm at the maximum, but the car won't stick to the road like the Red Bull does, so in terms of pure pace in the dry, we simply can't compete with them. "They're ahead, but then with rain, engines, reliability, they are all going to play a major part in these next two races. "I hope our reliability is an advantage for us." The one variable that could shake up matters is that rain is being forecast for qualifying, which Hamilton believes could help his cause. In need of a strong result to keep his title hopes alive as he is 21 points behind Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, Hamilton added: "What I know is this year's car is much better than last year's in the wet. "So I feel confident if it is wet we should be able to fight to get into Q3 and fight for the front row. "The Red Bulls and Ferraris seem to be generally quicker, so they must have more downforce than us, which will help them, but being wet it makes it more of a lottery. "We'll have a good go at it. The car is quite good in the wet, so hopefully it will make it a little easier for us."