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McLaren boss tells Perez to keep spark firing
22 April, 2013 Martin Whitmarsh with Sergio Perez
McLaren has urged Sergio Perez to keep up his fighting spirit, despite rebuking the Mexican for pushing 'over the limit' in his battle with teammate Jenson Button in Bahrain.
Reports say team boss Martin Whitmarsh had firm words with the 23-year-old after the Bahrain race, following Button's depiction of their clashes as 'dangerous' and 'dirty'.
But just a week ago, in China, Whitmarsh had accused struggling Perez of being 'too polite' in wheel-to-wheel duels, urging him to use his 'elbows' in future.
'I don't want to curb Checo's passion and spark, because that's what got him past Alonso and Webber,' Whitmarsh said. 'And even if he knows...
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