Whitmarsh: Title will be Button’s

McLAREN boss Martin Whitmarsh feels Jenson Button can now cruise to the Formula One world title after good fortune again smiled on the Briton under Singapore’s lights.

Button heads to Japan this weekend knowing he can be crowned world champion if he finishes five points ahead of Brawn GP team-mate Rubens Barrichello.

With the way his luck is going, there is every chance the 29-year-old will become Britain’s 10th F1 king at Suzuka, underlined by the events that unfolded around the Marina Bay street circuit.