JENSON BUTTON: I'LL CLOSE THE GAP WITH LOUIS HAMILTON

JENSON BUTTON has warned McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton that he is not prepared to let the gap between them become any greater.

Back in early May, Hamilton crashed out on the penultimate lap of the  Spanish Grand Prix when running  second and Button finished fifth, giving the reigning world champion a 21-point cushion at the top of the drivers’  championship over his fellow Brit.

But that was the last time Button finished ahead of Hamilton at the start of a run of six consecutive races in which the 2008 champion has  managed to turn the tables and open up a 15-point lead.

However, Button, who out-qualified Hamilton at the German Grand Prix, is now determined to stop the rot in  Sunday’s Hungarian GP.

“Germany was a pretty good weekend and hopefully Hungary will be another step forward,” he said. “I’m 15 points  behind Lewis, which in old money (under the previous points system) was about six, and I don’t want that to grow any more.

“I thought I was going to claw a few points back in Germany, but that didn’t happen, so I hope I do this weekend.”

The McLaren duo were forced to settle for fourth and fifth around Hockenheim, with the team’s new so-called  performance-enhancing exhaust blown diffuser only a partial success.

“We had improvements with the blown diffuser, but the downforce level wasn’t right for us,” added Button.

“We weren’t in the right area with that, so it was pretty tricky for us over the weekend. It was like driving on ice.

“Going into Hungary, it’s a circuit where you throw downforce at the car, so we know the car will be competitive there, but I don’t know how  competitive yet.”

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