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Button pins problems on gear ratio error
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Jenson Button says that McLaren didn't quite get his gear ratios right as he secured the final world championship point by finishing in tenth place in Italy.
Button also had to contend with a pre-race drama when his MP4-28 developed a fuel system problem about an hour before the start of the race.
'I had a bad start when my clutch slipped, and I dropped a few places. That first stint was quite good fun, but, once I got stuck behind Daniel [Ricciardo], there was no way of getting past him,' he said.
'We didn’t get the gear ratios quite right today. Consequently, as our fuel loads decreased, and our cornering speeds should have increased, we were hampered by our...
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