Button: McLaren will be stronger in Oz
World champion Jenson Button has no doubts that McLaren will do better in the Australian Grand Prix that it did in Bahrain last weekend
Button and team-mate Lewis Hamilton struggled to match the form of Red Bull Racing and Ferrari at Sakhir - as their MP4-25 had difficulties coping with the slow-speed first section of the circuit and the bumpy Turn 6.
Button went on to finish in a distant seventh position, while Hamilton fared better and finished in third.
But despite the performance gap that appeared in Bahrain, Button believes that the next race in Melbourne will deliver a very different picture - especially with the track demanding downforce characteristics that will be more suited to the McLaren.
"It is a circuit that will suit the downforce level of our car more," said Button during the launch of the new McLaren MP4-12C road car in Woking on Thursday.
"The layout of Bahrain was changed very late and that didn't suit us too much. I am really looking forward to Melbourne. It is circuit that has treated me well in the past and one that I really enjoy."
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