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Button explains McLaren problems
Jenson Button says McLaren are still being hindered by a lack of battery deployment from their Honda power unit. Button and team-mate Fernando Alonso were the slowest cars through the speed trap in qualifying, around 18mph slower than the Williams of Valtteri Bottas who achieved the highest velocity in the session. With the Energy Recovery System providing around 20 per cent of the horse power delivered by the engine, not being able to deploy that power from the battery is clearly a major hindrance. "A lot of our problems come from deployment," Button told Sky Sports F1. "We are not 28kph slower on the straights, it is because we are cutting off the deployment on the...
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