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McLaren makes woeful start to campaign

Jenson Button's hopes of another Australian Grand Prix win appear remote after a woeful first day's practice Friday which McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh described as his hardest day in racing. Button, who has won three of the past four Melbourne races, was a disappointing 11th fastest after the first two practice sessions Friday in a revamped McLaren race car. Button was 2.4 seconds off pace-setter and defending world champion Sebastian Vettel's time of 1 minute, 25.908 seconds, while his new teammate Sergio Perez was a further quarter of a second back. A candid Whitmarsh, who has been in F1 for more than 20 years, said the team's performance made for 'one of the hardest days I...
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