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First corner trouble down to traction control - Button

First corner trouble down to traction control - Button

16 March 2008

Jenson Button blamed the messy first lap at Albert Park on the new rules banning traction control in F1 for 2008 and said he expects once everyone gets used to starting races without traction control, things should improve.

"There was so much going on," said Button who got caught up in the first lap action and retired before his race had truly begun. "I don't know if Massa's incident caused mine - I had a good start and was past Alonso down the inside and then as I went past Massa's incident I got hit in the rear wheel."

"This circuit is pretty tough because it's a narrow first corner and I think that's the reason for the incidents," he added. "I also think that without traction control some people get great results others don't so it's going to be very competitive into turn one, but we'll get used to it pretty soon."



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