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Button notes McLaren confidence in Monaco

Jenson Button says there is more confidence within McLaren heading in to the Monaco Grand Prix after a productive test in Spain.

Having struggled in the Spanish Grand Prix, Button stayed in Barcelona to drive on the second day of in-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Button was much happier with the way the test went and says he noticed the increase in confidence within McLaren as a result.

"When emotions are running high you always exaggerate things," Button said, referring to post-race comments that McLaren would struggle to score points this season. "It was a tough race for me in Barcelona. It was good to have the test three days later, also in Barcelona, to really put everything right.

"The car felt much nicer to drive, much more consistent, especially on the long-run pace. We also had some new parts to test for this season, but also specifically for here. It was a good test.

"So, really at the end of the test I was happy and you could see how far we have come since February, as a whole team but especially Honda and the Japanese side of the team. There was so much more confidence within and I was really happy to complete the amount of laps we did but also to do a lot of very useful work. It was a really good day and hopefully we can carry that through to this weekend."

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