McLaren, Button hopes to imitate Alonso

Il Australian GP it brought no joy to the McLaren which in Melbourne showed off a car that was certainly not as competitive as last season's, at least at the beginning, when Jenson Button took victory in the opening race of the season. 2012 was not a harbinger of satisfaction, unlike, for example, what happened to Ferrari who after a difficult start recovered by going on to fight for the world title until the end.

It is precisely from the Ferrari example that Button draws, referring to Fernando Alonso. “We have to think positively. Last year Fernando started the championship about a second and a half behind us, but then he almost won the World Championship. This should make us understand that it is possible to close the gap with the leaders", explained the British pilot.

“There are always pros and cons on a single-seater, it's just a matter of making sure that the former overcome the latter, even if we are certainly not in the position we would have hoped for to start the championship – he continued -. We changed a lot on our car over the winter, while many other teams developed based on what they had last year."

“We have to try a different approach because clearly we are not as competitive as we would like, but we are only at the first race and we still have a lot of time to achieve important results”he concluded.

The Woking team will therefore be called to redemption in Sepang where the race will take place over the weekend Malaysian GP.

Lorenza Teti