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Button: 'It's very difficult for young drivers'

Jenson Button has shared his thoughts on the difficulties faced for young drivers in Formula 1′s current state and how tough it is to get mileage in a Formula 1 car. The Brit was reacting to a question in the FIA driver press conference centered around the new tyre rulings for Free Practice One should a team use a rookie driver. Pirelli will give out a 'free' set of tyres to teams fielding a rookie driver in the first 90 minute practice session of the race weekend, something Button thinks McLaren will not go ahead with. Discussing the idea he said 'I don't think you'll see many of the big teams having a third driver drive the car on Friday but I think it's a good idea to have extra...
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