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Button: McLaren stronger than Australia showed
Jenson Button says he is eager to use the Bahrain Grand Prix to prove the McLaren MP4-31 package is a competitive step forward over its predecessor after a difficult start to the year in Australia. Though McLaren's efforts were headlined by Fernando Alonso's huge airborne shunt during the race in Melbourne – which has necessitated a chassis rebuild and a new Honda engine -, Button laboured to a finish outside the points in 13th. However, the former champion maintains the result on paper was indicative of the tyre compound strategic 'misjudgements' made and it not a reflection on the performance of the car itself, which he says is an improvement on the MP4-30. “I'm really keen to get...
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