Jenson Button says McLaren has made a 'really big step forward' after completing a much desired uninterrupted day of mileage in the MP4-30. A day after McLaren's pre-season woes reached a new nadir when the car managed just 7 laps before a hydraulic leak necessitated a full engine change, the team bounced back to enjoy its most productive day of the winter so far. Save for a stop right at the end of the afternoon session, Button turned in 100 laps – far exceeding McLaren's previous best single day total of 59 laps – and was able to accumulate a significant amount of data with just two days of testing to go. Indeed, though Button knows car is far from quick enough at this time, he was...
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