News Details

Button plays down McLaren chances

Jenson Button has won three Australian Formula One Grands Prix but said Thursday he will not be adding a fourth title with McLaren in this weekend's season-opening race. The British 2009 world champion admitted his McLaren-Honda had not done enough testing in pre-season to challenge for the podium. McLaren completed substantially less mileage than their rivals in testing amid repeated problems with Honda's new engine. The British team's preparations were also disrupted by an accident that left Spaniard Fernando Alonso in hospital and unable to compete around Melbourne's Albert Park street circuit. "We all know it's not going to be the easiest weekend for us," Button told...
Full Story »
10y ago from SuperSport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Australian GP Driver Previews: McLaren

Ahead of the season opening Australian Grand Prix this weekend,...
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Button: We will challenge the leaders later in the...

Three-time winner Jenson Button admits he has little hope of landing a...
10y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Pirelli announce tyre compounds for opening four...

Pirelli has nominated the tyres that will be used in the Grands Prix of...
10y ago from FormulaSpy.com

Button braced for steep learning curve

McLaren Honda Jenson Button says that McLaren-Honda is braced for a steep...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

World Champion Jorge Martin set for MotoGP return at...

Reigning World Champion Jorge Martin is set to return to MotoGP action at...

Toprak Razgatlioglu laughs off Honda MotoGP 2026...

Reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu laughed off rumours...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Renovated IMS museum reopens with all-new displays

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum reopened on Wednesday following a...

New livery revealed for Kyle Larson's Indy 500 / Coke...

Kyle Larson will be attempting to compete in IndyCar’s Indianapolis 500...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Elfyn Evans bags the big game on Safari

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin claimed their maiden Safari Rally Kenya...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Awfully soft!' | Dawson reacts to Everton penalty...

Michael Dawson cannot believe that Everton have been awarded a penalty...
53m ago from SkySports.com

Arsenal and Liverpool set for 45m tussle for...

Arsenal and Liverpool are set to lock horns in pursuit of Bayern Munich...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal end interest in Alexander Isak after key...

Arsenal have reportedly opted out of the race to sign Alexander Isak from...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

'That’s hopefully what they will do' - Sol Campbell...

Sol Campbell has warned Arsenal that William Saliba will consider his...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.