McLaren newcomer and reigning world champion Jenson Button has admitted that he has not been as fast as his teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2010.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old, who has won two grands prix compared with Hamilton’s three so far this season, said his countryman has been better at the wheel of an unbalanced car, and over a single qualifying lap.<\/p>\n
“I need a car that is more stable than he does.\u00a0 In that respect Lewis is very strong,” Button said in an interview with The Independent.<\/p>\n
But the Briton insists he has not been destroyed this year by 25-year-old Hamilton, who was groomed by McLaren since he was a boy.<\/p>\n
“Overall I think it’s been very close with Lewis.\u00a0 But I am behind him, not in front.\u00a0 So qualifying is something that I still need to work on,” Button acknowledged.<\/p>\n
Some figures in the paddock believe that Button was effectively ousted by Brawn at the end of last year as the re-branded Mercedes GP wanted to pair the seven time world champion with the already-contracted Nico Rosberg.<\/p>\n
But Button insists it was his “decision” to switch to McLaren, despite having had no input into the initial development of the MP4-25.<\/p>\n
“I have made a lot of wrong decisions but I’m really happy with the one to move to McLaren,” he said.<\/p>\n
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