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Button hails 'biggest' Honda step so far

Pirelli Media McLaren driver Jenson Button has hailed the improvement Honda has made to its power unit after he sampled the upgraded MP4-31 for the first time in testing on Wednesday. A new specification Honda power unit, allied to fuel gains from supplier Mobil 1, was used by McLaren at the start of the second test and Button returned to action on day two, when he set the fifth fastest time. Button believes that McLaren is now in a position to focus on performance, after spending substantial energy prioritising reliability. "I would say it’s the biggest improvement yet with the power unit over the last 14 months, which is good," he said. "I think the improvement is good,...
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