McLaren ‘will be quicker’ in Malaysia

McLaren driver Jenson Button has said that his team will be quicker in Malaysia this weekend, but warned that they will still be the slowest cars on the grid.

Button finished 11^th, and last, Australia last time out, as the team pays for a sluggish pre-season, but Button has said that better days are coming.

Button told reporters: “If you look at it from afar, you probably won't see any changes but if you look at the laptimes compared to other people, I think you will see a change. The problem is that we are so far behind that you won't see a position change.

"There will be a good chunk in terms of performance and it comes from the power unit and in terms of cooling but also in terms of aerodynamics as we have got some new parts on the car, which will help.

"You could get the snowball effect where suddenly you find more time than you expect because things start working and fall into place, which is exactly what I'm hoping happens.”

Button hopes that the team will have made more progress in time for the Chinese Grand Prix in two weeks, and that they may be fighting with the midfield runners.

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