Jenson Button talks up McLaren's chances

McLaren are closer to F1 rivals Red Bull this year than they were at the beginning of last season, according to Jenson Button.

Although Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won Sunday's Australian Grand Prix by 22 seconds, Button believes McLaren are in a very strong position, whether the statistics support him or not.

"Clearly, the Red Bulls are quick, Sebastian's pole lap showed everyone that," he told his official website. "But, on race pace, it would look as if we're already a lot closer at this stage of the season than we were last year. I know you can say that Red Bull weren't using KERS Hybrid, which puts a couple of tenths in your pocket, but I don't think it's as clear-cut as you might have believed on Saturday evening.

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