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Boullier: After 10 laps Button will be fine

Jenson Button will be back on the grid for McLaren at the Monaco Grand Prix, where he will replace Indy 500 bound Fernando Alonso, but the 2009 World Champion will not have tested the new generation Formula 1 cars before his return. However McLaren F1 team chief Eric Boullier does not believe that lack of testing and experience, in the more physical cars, will hamper Button who last drove a very different ‘beast' at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last year. Boullier explained to El Confidencial, 'Given the technology of this car, we decided that organising a test would not have been useful.' 'The simulator is very realistic so it's best for him to test the car there. After 10 laps, he'll...
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