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Button says drivers doing "crazy" things with tyres

Jenson Button says Formula 1 drivers are having to do 'crazy' things with tyres at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix to cope with the high pressures. The weekend at Spa-Francorchamps has been dominated by talk of tyres, with a combination of high minimum pressures and warmer-than-expected temperatures causing excessive degradation. It has set up the prospect of an exciting race on Sunday, but Button has said that what he has experienced this weekend is unprecedented. "The pressures are unbelievably high and you can see that by how slow we drive around on the way to the line," explained Button. "Most cars are not going full throttle at all on the way to their qualifying laps:...
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