Jenson Button remains optimistic about his prospects in the Canadian GP despite a gearbox problem restricting his mileage on Friday.
In the end he managed only 12 laps at the start of FP1 and 14 at the end of FP2, while team mate Lewis Hamilton logged 73 in total over the course of the day.
“There was an oil leak which was a problem for the clutch, so we had to change the rear end of the car,” Button explained. “We put it back on. started it up, and then realised that there was a gearbox problem as well. We had to strip it all off again, and put the spare gearbox back on with a different rear suspension.
“Because we wanted to get out there and do some laps we didn’t do any set-up work, we didn’t see if the car was straight or anything. It didn’t feel quite right, but it was good to get out, so a massive thanks to the boys. The guys had to put the gearbox on twice during the session, working flat out to get us out, but we did get some laps, so it was good.
“It would be nice to do some longer runs – to do some runs, because we didn’t actually do some set-up work – we were just out there to get some braking points, and get a feel for the circuit. Tomorrow is another day, and we’re still confident and positive that we can have a good weekend.”
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