 Button is out to prove he can be number one again
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Jenson Button has shrugged off claims by Eddie Irvine that he will be "murdered" by new team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the track in 2010.
Button joined fellow Briton and 2008 F1 champion Hamilton at McLaren after winning the 2009 title with Brawn GP.
Asked about ex-Ferrari driver Irvine's prediction, he said: I'm not one for answering back, there's no point.
"The important thing is I'm confident in my ability, so I don't feel I need to prove anything to anyone."
Hamilton, who turned 25 on Thursday, is widely seen as McLaren's de facto number one driver, having been under the team's wing since boyhood.
That relationship proved too much for Fernando Alonso, who found his two world titles did not guarantee him top billing when paired with Hamilton.
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Three-time F1 champion Sir Jackie Stewart has also questioned the wisdom of Button's decision to join the team and go head-to-head with his younger rival.
But Button, 29, whose contract with the team began on 1 January, claimed such sentiments do not faze him.
"Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I might not agree with it, but everyone is entitled to it," he said.
"It makes my life a lot easier because I'm in a much more relaxed position than people telling me I'm going to destroy my team-mate.
"I can just focus on doing the best job I can and getting the best out of myself and the best out of the team.
"I am here for myself and also for McLaren. People's comments don't change anything."
Button now has just over two months until the start of the new season to settle into his new team and prepare for battle in the same MP4-25 car as Hamilton.
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