Almost successful bet for Jenson Button

First to put on the intermediate tires at the start of the race at Suzuka, Jenson Button then could not resist the return of the Red Bulls.

Published on 05/10/2014 à 15:09

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Jenson Button's bet to fit intermediate tires very early on the wet Suzuka track bore fruit from the outset, as the driver McLaren quickly moved to 3rd position. But a second stop marked by a change of steering wheel, just like for his teammate Kevin Magnussen, victim of electronic problems, undoubtedly prevented the 2009 World Champion from aiming for the last step of the podium against Sebastian Vettel et Daniel Ricciardo. The Briton did not want to return to his race after the finish, very affected by the news concerning Jules Bianchi.

“It’s an accident that we never want to see happen in F1, Button said. I haven't seen the footage, but all our thoughts are with him and his team at this time. »

McLaren is closing in on Force India for fifth place in the Constructors' Championship at the end of this Japanese Grand Prix.

Find the report of the Japanese Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Suzuka, in issue 1981 of AUTOhebdo, available from tomorrow evening in digital version, and from Wednesday on newsstands.