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Button admits McLaren was 'undriveable' during wet conditions

Jenson Button says his McLaren MP4-31 was “undriveable” during the early wet conditions at the 2016 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. The British driver eventually finished in ninth place, feeling the right strategy calls were made, but he admitted his car was ”scary” in the opening part of the race before the track dried out. “My car felt almost undriveable during the wet opening laps – we were struggling to get heat into the rear tyres, and were locking the rear wheels whenever we hit the brakes, which was a bit scary,” he explained. “I boxed for inters at probably the right time – that first-call was the trickier one. I feel I’m...
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