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Throttle problem ruins Button's qualifying
McLaren have confirmed that an "out-of-the-blue" throttle problem led to Jenson Button pulling out of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. Button dropped out in Q2 but his time from earlier in the session was enough for him to salvage 12th on the grid. McLaren has suffered a number of reliability problems at recent races, with Lewis Hamilton retiring from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a fuel pressure issue two weeks ago. Technical director Paddy Lowe said Button's issue had not happened before, but admitted the team could not just blame bad luck. "It was a problem with the throttle pedal," he confirmed. "These days the pedal is just a sensor in effect -...
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