McLaren Mercedes drivers Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen qualified in 7th and 9th today, a performance that was in line with the expectations before the weekend, but well below the team's own targets. In Q3, Jenson drove a flawless lap that was good enough for P7 (which became P6 after Daniel Ricciardo’s demotion), while Kevin ended up close behind in P9 (which became P8). Jenson Button, MP4-29-04, 6th: “Although we haven’t qualified where we’d ideally like to have done, as a team I reckon we’ve done a more or less perfect job so far this weekend. It was very tight out there, we did all we could, and we ended up very close to P4; all you can do is get the best out of the car,...
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