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Button claims McLaren and Honda have taken a 'big step'

Jenson Button ended the first day of pre-season testing with a smile on his face, having completed more running in a single day than McLaren managed across all four days of the first test last year. The Brition might have only finished sixth fastest, 1.8 seconds down on Sebastian Vettel's chart-topping time, but an 84-lap tally left Button with a positive outlook for the remainder of the test, particularly as Honda seems to have cured its ERS deployment issues which plagued the team last year. 'It is difficult to say [where we are] in terms of power because this won't be the engine we take to the first race,' said Button. 'The deployment is so much better. I don't...
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