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Alonso, Button don’t expect Bahrain to suit McLaren

Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button have played down McLaren-Honda's hopes ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, saying the circuit doesn't play to the strengths of the MP4-30. McLaren showed more of its potential during the Chinese Grand Prix, but while Button scraped into the top ten during free practice and both cars reached the finish, neither he nor Alonso have broken out of Q1 yet and their race pace remains down on rivals. With just a week's turnaround to the fourth round in Bahrain, though Alonso is certain improvements will be made, he is sceptical about its chances as a whole. “We go to Bahrain, and our aim is to keep building on this momentum with reliability, and of course to keep...
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