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Button won't mind if Alonso makes him look slow

No Formula 1 driver wants to be beaten by his team mate but McLaren's Jenson Button is prepared to make an exception to the rule at the |Austrian Grand Prix this weekend. The 2009 world champion hopes Fernando Alonso makes him look slow because that will mean an aerodynamic upgrade that only the Spaniard has on his car is working and will ultimately benefit both men. 'In theory, yes.' the Briton grinned when asked on Thursday whether he effectively wanted Alonso to ‘blow him away' on the track. 'Yes. Strange to say but yes.' Alonso, who has yet to score a point since he switched from Ferrari at the end of last year, can still expect to start at the back due to a strategic engine...
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