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Button says McLaren deployment issues “definitely improved”

Jenson Button says that the deployment issues that hobbled McLaren last season have “definitely improved” after the opening day of the Barcelona Formula 1 test. One of the main problems that faced the Honda-powered squad last year was a tendency to run out of deployable energy from the ERS, worth as much as 160bhp, while running on longer straights during races - which left the team’s cars vulnerable to being passed. However, Button is confident that these problems will no longer pose a major issue in races next year after trying out the Honda-powered MP4-31 for the first time on Monday. “In qualifying I don’t think it will change a massive amount, but in the race, [deployment] is...
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