McLaren driver Jenson Button has revealed that another first lap incident cost him valuable performance throughout Sunday afternoon's United States Grand Prix. Having started from 15th position after his three-place grid drop for overtaking under red flags on Friday, the Briton damaged his front-wing endplate while navigating the first sequence of corners, after which he got stuck behind the Ferrari of Felipe Massa. But an improved second stint saw him pick off a string of rivals, with the final point sealed courtesy of a bold pass around the outside of Daniel Ricciardo at Turn 2. "As in all the past few races, I made contact with another car on the first lap – and that contact broke...
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