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Sixth finish position in Austria brings hopes up for McLaren-Honda
Eric Boullier: “Hugely encouraged by our improvement” Jenson Button claimed sixth position in today’s Austrian Grand Prix with perhaps the most convincing display yet of the burgeoning pace of the McLaren-Honda partnership. Starting from third, Jenson vaulted into second place and ran strongly during the opening stint, before stopping on lap nine to switch from Option to Back-Up tyres. During his middle stint, he picked off cars in front of him, taking sudden advantage of a Safety Car period (to remove Sebastian Vettel’s puncture-damaged Ferrari) to pit again and fit a Back-Up to take him to the finish. In the closing laps, Jenson ran as high as fifth before settling for sixth after...
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