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Button hit by pre-race fuel system issue

The McLaren team have been thrown into crisis mode with less than an hour to go before the start of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.Jenson Button's MP4-28 failed to start properly when it was fired up on Sunday morning, and further investigations have tracked down the problem to an issue with the car's complex fuel system.TV cameras caught the McLaren technicians busy at work on Button's car, pulling it apart to gain access to the fuel pump located deep underneath the bodywork.McLaren sporting director Sam Michael told Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz that this is the sort of repair that would normally be done overnight, rather than a matter of a few minutes just before the race.The car needs...
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