Question: After two decent starts in Australia and Malaysia, your start in China was extremely impressive. Is that a sign of the progress that’s being made within Vodafone McLaren Mercedes?
Jenson Button: Yeah, I got a great start on Sunday. We’ve worked on that since the beginning of the season, so it was good to get in front off the start. I got a pretty perfect getaway and I think Seb’s (Vettel’s) wasn’t perfect, but it’s still something we’ll be working on to improve.
We know that Red Bull’s qualifying is still extremely impressive, so if we can have the best starts in Formula One then we can make up a fair bit of that advantage. We want to have the best start system, and I’m sure it’s something the engineers will be looking to improve upon over the next few races.
Question: There’s a three-week break until the Turkish Grand Prix, but there’s still a lot going on behind the scenes, isn’t there?
Jenson Button: Yeah, we’re back at the MTC (McLaren Technology Centre) next Tuesday morning for one of our regular technical reviews. They happen every couple of months and they give everyone in the team a chance to really look closely at the development path we’re taking, what works and what doesn’t, and what we need to do to improve for the future.
They’re important meetings, and it’s hopefully going to be a positive day because we go into it knowing we have a car that’s capable of winning races. That’s going to be a massive motivator for everyone back at the factory. Then I’m in the simulator on Tuesday afternoon and most of Wednesday to get us ready for Turkey.
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