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Button expects to quickly drop back in the race
Jenson Button confesses he expects to drop through the pack in the opening stages of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix despite qualifying an equal-season best 12th. The Briton matched his previous best grid slot of the year in Monaco at Yas Marina, missing out on securing McLaren's first Q3 spot of 2015 by just 0.186s. But Button admits he expects the race will be an altogether tougher affair for the Honda-powered squad, with a lack of straight line speed set to leave him vulnerable in the early part of the race. "The race will be more painful than qualifying, nothing has changed in that respect," said Button. "I'm sure Fernando [Alonso] will be the car behind after a couple of laps....
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