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Jenson Button says he & Sergio Perez must not abuse McLaren's stance on team orders

2009 World Champion acknowledges they're in fortunate position

Image: Jenson Button: Says he and Perez should know where the line is

Jenson Button says it is essential both he and Sergio Perez do not "take advantage" of McLaren's policy of letting their drivers race against each other.

The furore has overshadowed what has been a wretched start to the 2013 campaign for the McLaren outfit. Button's fifth-placed finish in China represents their best result of the season so far with the team languishing just sixth in the Constructors' Championship, almost 100 points behind leaders Red Bull. A raft of updates for the troublesome MP4-28, billed at birth as the best McLaren had produced but nearly culled in favour of the retired MP4-27 once its flaws were belatedly realised, are expected to be introduced for next week's Spanish GP. "In terms of our results, they haven't been good, but in terms of the direction we're going with the car I think it's very good," added Button. "We have some new parts for Barcelona which should help us, and we can build on them in future races. But the points need to start coming soon, we understand that."

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