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May 22, 2013: Jenson Button says he does not want to sign a long-term contract with McLaren as "freedom is important in the future"

May 19, 2013: Jenson Button is expecting another points haul for McLaren at the Monaco Grand Prix and is confident the team can take another step forward with performance this weekend

May 16, 2013: Jenson Button has welcomed the news he will be working with Honda again after the Japanese manufacturer confirmed a multi-year deal to supply engines to McLaren from 2015

May 13, 2013: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh said his radio call to Sergio Perez at the Spanish Grand Prix to preserve tyres was not a covert team order

May 12, 2013: Jenson Button said McLaren's performance at the Spanish Grand Prix was embarrassing with all the support he could see in the crowd at the Circuit de Catalunya

May 11, 2013: Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen set the pace in FP3 as the Ferrari topped the timesheets by just 0.006s in Barcelona

May 10, 2013: Jenson Button said there were positives and negatives to be taken from McLaren's upgrades at the Spanish Grand Prix, but is not expecting his team to make a leap up the standings

May 10, 2013: Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheets at the end of second practice for the Spanish Grand Prix as he edged out Fernando Alonso by just 0.017s

May 10, 2013: Our resident expert - Steven Lynch - is back to answer more readers' questions

May 10, 2013: Fernando Alonso set the pace in front of his home fans in a wet-dry first practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix

May 9, 2013: Sergio Perez has promised to be less aggressive if he finds himself wheel-to-wheel with McLaren team-mate Jenson Button again

May 9, 2013: Jenson Button says McLaren must show an improvement at the Spanish Grand Prix, but that the team's updates are no longer "crucial" to its season

May 3, 2013: Jenson Button insists the upgrades planned for his McLaren at the Spanish Grand Prix will not make or break his season

May 2, 2013: Silverstone admits its ticket sales for the British Grand Prix have been affected by a lack of success for Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button so far this season

April 26, 2013: Sergio Perez insists he has not apologised to Jenson Button after the McLaren team-mates collided on track while racing for position at the Bahrain Grand Prix

April 26, 2013: Ex-F1 driver John Watson says Jenson Button has to come to terms with Sergio Perez pushing him hard on track after the two McLaren drivers took part in a wheel-banging battle for position at the Bahrain Grand Prix

April 24, 2013: McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says his team's performance is still not good enough despite signs of a recovery at the last two races

April 23, 2013: Jenson Button says he and Sergio Perez had a chat to "clear the air" following their on-track battles during the Bahrain Grand Prix

April 22, 2013: Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren will get its two drivers to sit down and talk about their actions during the Bahrain Grand Prix