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Button unhappy after "embarrassing" race

Jenson Button described his Belgian Grand Prix as "embarrassing" after energy recovery problems meant he spent the race just "driving around". Button had energy deployment issues very early in the race and was unable to fight with anyone, finishing over 40 seconds behind McLaren teammate Fernando Alonso in 14th position. The British driver admitted he had not enjoyed the race at all. "We had deployment issues," said Button. "It wasn't deploying as it should and it wasn't recovering as it should. "Basically I was doing the whole straight with no deployment, so after Eau Rouge it would cut, so the whole straight was just for the petrol engine. "It...
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