![]() I am quite surprised about how warm and together the team is. "I'm looking forward to success with this team. And obviously I want to beat him as well. So I think I have a lot to learn from him. The most experienced driver in the paddock now. Pérez added: "I'm looking forward to working with Jenson – to learn from him. It was there, two years ago, that Pérez made an eye-catching debut, preserving his tyres with great skill to finish seventh, though his Sauber car was later disqualified on a technical issue. The first man any Formula One driver wants to beat is his own team-mate and Pérez's confidence will give added piquancy to the opening race in Mebourne on 17 March. But his form fell away dramatically after he had put pen to paper with McLaren and he failed to pick up a single point in the final six races of the season. Pérez finished 10th in last year's championship with 66 points. But I will definitely be the person McLaren turn to if they want a world champion next year." But most people, including Button, clearly believe the British driver's extra experience will give him the edge over a man who only made his F1 debut in Australia in 2011.Īfter Pérez signed for McLaren, following last year's Singapore Grand Prix, Button said: "Sergio is inexperienced compared with Lewis and it will be his first year, but he will still be quick. McLaren will treat both drivers equally, which is their policy. That will come as a surprise to Button, whose profile at McLaren changed once his former team-mate Lewis Hamilton decided to quit the team and sign for Mercedes last year. "If you don't expect to win you should go home. The new season, which starts in Australia in two months, will be his fourth with the Woking-based team.īut, showing all the self-belief that won him three podium finishes last year (he almost won twice), Pérez turned up for his first day of work at the McLaren Technology Centre on Wednesday and said: "I will be disappointed if I don't beat him. He was the world champion in 2009 and runner-up in 2011. ![]() ![]() Button, 33 next week, is 10 years older than Pérez and has driven in 228 races (against the Mexican's 37).
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