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Button admits where he couldn't match Hamilton or Alonso

Article To news overview © Mercedes Jenson Button admits that the key difference between him and his former teammates Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso was their ability to drive a bad car, something he felt unable to do. During his Formula 1 career, Button raced alongside several strong drivers, including Hamilton at McLaren between 2010 and 2012 and Alonso – also at the Woking-based outfit – in 2015 and 2016. The Briton was often a match for those he drove alongside, but knows that he could not get the most out of an underperforming car in the way that Hamilton and Alonso could. "My greatest weakness was that I wasn't willing to move on from a bad weekend," Button told...
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