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April 20, 2013: Jenson Button said getting into the top ten in qualifying in Bahrain Grand Prix was unexpected after McLaren has struggled for pace all weekend

April 20, 2013: Nico Rosberg secured pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Mercedes made it back-to-back poles

April 20, 2013: Fernando Alonso topped the final practice session ahead of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel failed to set a quick lap on medium tyres but still finished second

April 19, 2013: Kimi Raikkonen set the fastest time of the second practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix as Lotus unveiled its pace

April 19, 2013: Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso topped the opening practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday as they finished one-two split by just 0.077s

April 18, 2013: Jenson Button is concerned that McLaren might not be able to rescue solid points through an alternate strategy in the Bahrain Grand Prix

April 18, 2013: Jenson Button says there is "a lot of pressure" on McLaren to deliver with a new update in Barcelona next month

April 14, 2013: Jenson Button says McLaren is "not quick enough" and needs to improve after finishing fifth in the Chinese Grand Prix

April 14, 2013: Fernando Alonso comfortably won the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of a close battle for second place between Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel

April 13, 2013: Jenson Button said McLaren always planned on doing a slow timed lap in Q3 in order to make up grid positions for the Chinese Grand Prix

April 13, 2013: Lewis Hamilton secured his first pole position for Mercedes as Red Bull struggled in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix

April 13, 2013: Fernando Alonso dominated final practice for the Chinese Grand Prix with the Ferrari driver 0.622s faster than anyone else by the end of the session

April 12, 2013: After Friday practice for the Chinese Grand Prix, Jenson Button says McLaren has not made the step forward it had hoped for this weekend

April 12, 2013: Nico Rosberg led a Mercedes one-two in the first practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix as he set about attempting to follow up on his victory 12 months ago at the same circuit

April 11, 2013: Jenson Button says it will be "very encouraging" for McLaren if it can be fighting for victories within the next few races

April 11, 2013: Jenson Button admitted he is "surprised" that Sebastian Vettel says he would disobey team orders again

April 2, 2013: Jenson Button insists he is in with a shot at the championship this year despite McLaren's slow start to 2013

March 24, 2013: Jenson Button believes McLaren was in good shape to challenge for third place when he was force to retire from the Malaysian Grand Prix

March 24, 2013: Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix after a bitter battle with team-mate Mark Webber for the lead that came within inches of disaster for Red Bull