McLaren driver Jenson Button is convinced Formula One rivals Red Bull will not have it all their own way in 2012.
This time 12 months ago and the Woking-based outfit were struggling for pace and reliability but the MP4-27 has stood out in testing ahead of the start of the new season.
"I'm a lot happier with everything compared with last year," Button told The Daily Mail."Last year we had problems with the exhaust. But we also had the problem that we just weren't very fast. There's nothing I'm afraid of with the balance of the car."
McLaren won six races last year but finished 153 points behind constructors' championship winner Red Bull, helped by the immaculate driving of the sport's youngest double champion, Sebastian Vettel.
Button, who won the drivers' title in 2009 and finished second in the standings last year, said his German counterpart will be under even more pressure in 2012, starting in Australia on March 18."I feel that the field will be bunched up a lot more. Red Bull won't have the advantage out of the blocks that they had last season. It gives us an opportunity," he added. - http://www.setanta.com/
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