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Button: We know what we’ve got to do
World Champion Jenson Button dropped two World Championship positions to fourth after the Hungarian Grand Prix, having struggled to a race finishing spot of eighth in Budapest. However, the McLaren driver is confident that a recovery can be put together in order to prevent a Red Bull stranglehold.
Having won two of the first four races this year, in Australia and China, Button led the standings earlier in the season although the Englishman is yet to finish on the podium since the European Grand Prix in late June. However, Hungary brought with it his equal worst result of the season so far, bar his Monaco retirement.
“It was a very long afternoon,” he confirmed on his personal website. “But, once again, I put some more points on the board and, just by looking at the championship tables and how close they are, it’s clear that every point definitely helps.
“Four points might not sound like much but it means that, despite Sunday’s result, I’m still only 14 points behind the championship leader, which is about six points in old money, so it’s all to play for. Clearly, though, we have some work to do to close the gap to the front. I know how hard everyone is working back at the MTC (McLaren Technology Center, Woking) to make that happen and I’m confident that we’ll be back in the hunt sooner rather than later.
“We know what we’ve got to do and I’m confident that we’ll be more competitive at both Spa and Monza, with more to come once we head off for the flyaways. As we’ve seen before in the fight for the world title, consistency is essential and I think we’ve probably been the most consistent team over these 12 races.”
Jenson does admit, though, that McLaren’s raw pace must improve in order to uphold strength on-track. “Obviously, we’ll be looking at raising our game but it’s still valuable that we’re able to maintain that consistency to be able to score good points even when luck’s not on our side,” he reiterated.
Also on Wednesday:
Hamilton: We’re hanging on for dear life
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