Button hopeful Australia will suit McLaren

After the disappointment of Bahrain, Jenson Button is hopeful that Australia will suit McLaren better so that they can catch Red Bull and Ferrari.

Button started the defence of his World Championship with a seventh-place finish in the Middle East as the Woking team struggled to match the pace of the two front-runners.

Next up on the calendar is the Australian GP and Button - who won last year's race at Albert Park with Brawn GP - hopes the team can challenge Red Bull and Ferrari.

"The first race for us was difficult," he told Reuters. "I don't think the car suited Bahrain too well.

"I think it will suit this circuit [Albert Park] better. It's a lower downforce circuit so we have to wait and see.

"A podium would be fantastic here (in Melbourne). I think that has to be the aim. I think it's a possibility and you've got to set your sights pretty high.

"I think the Red Bulls are very strong, I think the Ferraris are very strong, and then it's probably us.

"But I'm hoping with the circuit change and a few little updates we'll be closer to them and maybe challenging them here."

This year's race Down Under will once again start in daylight and finish in twilight, something which is a bit of a concern for the 30-year-old.

"It sounds petty, but it's not," he said. "It can be dangerous if you've got the sun in your eyes and you can't see where you're going.

"But I'd rather be racing in the day, even a twilight race for me, I'd rather that than the night-time.

"Out in front's probably not such a bad place to be (as the sun sets), so hopefully we can put ourselves in the same place and won't have to worry."


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