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Button: I struggled with the extra grip

Jenson Button made a promising, if not perfect, return to Formula One on Thursday when he wound up 12th at the end of Thursday practice for the Monaco Grand Prix. Taking over two-time champion Fernando Alonso’s McLaren Honda for the weekend, while the Spaniard competes at the Indianapolis 500, Button produced a typically smooth performance, but admitted he had struggled with the increased pace and power of the new generation of machines introduced this year. “I struggled with the extra grip and it was difficult to find my feet,” said Button. “You have to brake so much later than I am used to here in Monaco and you carry so much more speed.' “I’m braking in places where I have...
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