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Button: 'I want Alonso to be quicker than me here'

Jenson Button made a strange comment on Thursday in the Austrian paddock when he said he wants team-mate Fernando Alonso to be quicker than him in Austria. It's a comment that would have many confused, but said in context, the Briton's remark makes a lot of sense as the Spaniard will be racing a heavily revised McLaren MP4-30, unlike Button who will continue to use the previous spec. The Woking team have just one set of upgrades available to them and with Button getting upgrade priority in China, this weekend it's Alonso's turn to enjoy a little boost. When asked if he hopes to be behind Alonso, Button responded: "In theory, yes. It's strange to say, but yes!" However the...
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