Jenson Button has urged caution ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix as it’s a circuit which will highlight McLaren’s weaknesses and he is therefore expecting the team to struggle.
The team scored its first points last time out in Monaco since rekindling its relationship with Honda after Button secured eighth. The tight circuit however suited the MP4-30.
The next few races are high-speed power circuits which will hurt those with a power deficit, starting with the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with its multiple high-speed straights.
“Every race we have gained a couple of places in qualifying, we’ve got closer and closer, a general step forward we’ve had every race,” said Button.
“But I think the next race we won’t have a step forward in terms of performance because there are a lot of long straights. It is a circuit that won’t suit us well.
“But you never know, we might still get some points there.”
Whilst Button is cautious and therefore setting his expectations lower, he’s hopeful that further upgrades over the next couple of races will help them to score more points in the latter half of the year.
“We both enjoy Canada, but it won’t be as easy there to score points, and then we’re on to Austria where we have some more updates,” he added.
“Hopefully we will see better performances more consistently through to the end of the year.”
