McLaren’s Button and Hamilton Set the Pace in Australian GP Practice
McLaren’s two British drivers, Jenson Button & Lewis Hamilton, have set the fastest times during the latest practice session for this weekend’s opening Grand Prix in Australia.
McLaren are setting the pace so far in Australia and putting problems they have had in winter testing behind them. Jenson Button has set the fastest time so far on the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne with a time of 1m 25.85sec.
They decided to implement some major changes to the car because of the problems they have had in pre-season testing and it has obviously showing signs of paying off for them. They have added a new front wing and a new exhaust system which has not only markedly improved speed but it also looks like reliability will be impacted in a positive way.
Hamilton mentioned that the grip was much improved over just a few weeks ago and Button was equally optimistic.
As mentioned in our article here ‘Bahrain Grand Prix Cancelled’, the opening Grand Prix of the season was supposed to be Bahrain but political strife in the country meant it was cancelled.
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