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Fernando Alonso: “Our race pace was surprisingly good

The McLaren-Honda team saw both drivers retire from the hot and humid Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday, although both Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso believed progress had been made with their MP4/30, which bodes well for the rest of the season. Despite retiring, Button felt it had been a useful day for both himself and the team, and admitted he was enjoying himself racing against other drivers, something that the Briton was not expecting to do. He is hoping this progression continues so he can be fighting for higher places later in the season. “The start of the race was a bit of a mess for me,” revealed Button. “I’d had a longer-than-normal pit-stop under the Safety Car, and came...
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