Jenson Button had a considerable lead in Monaco but ended up third © Sutton Images
Jenson Button says McLaren is starting to build some momentum as it attempts to challenge Sebastian Vettel's dominance.
Despite Red Bull still being the class of the field in qualifying, McLaren has show itself to be marginally quicker in race trim in the last two races. First Lewis Hamilton pushed Vettel all the way in Barcelona, finishing second by just 0.6s, and then Button had a clear lead in Monaco but was unable to find a way past Vettel and Fernando Alonso having made more pit stops and had to settle for third.
Button said that the team was looking to continue that form, and that he was taking the positive performance out of the Monaco weekend.
"There's a real momentum within our team at the moment - I think we had a race car good enough to win in both Spain and Monaco; with a little improvement to our qualifying, I think we can start to dictate race pace, which was something we were briefly able to show at both of the last two races.
"I'm still very pleased with my performance in Monte-Carlo. It wasn't a win, but it was nice to lead the race and to be able to pull away comfortably. Even if the result didn't match it, that sort of thing is always nice to keep at the back of your mind."
Looking ahead to Canada Button also said that he was hoping to go one better than last year's second place.
"I had a good race in Montreal last year - the car was great in the race and I was able to pull off some nice moves to score our third one-two of the year for the team. I've never won in North America and I think we have the pace, the development and the momentum to have a good shot at changing that next weekend."
Credit: ESPN F1 (en.espnf1.com)
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