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McLaren development will be 'relentless' - Button

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Jenson Button believes that McLaren's development plans are "ambitious" and that the team will be "relentless" in its attempts to stay at the front of the field.

Button won the Australian Grand Prix last weekend as McLaren displayed pace in the MP4-27 which reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel called "unbeatable". Despite what was a relatively dominant weekend, Button insists that he didn't know the car would be the quickest on the grid when he arrived in Melbourne and that it would act as a real boost to the team.

"After the race, people asked me if we'd expected to demonstrate the pace that we did in Australia, and I tell them that it was unexpected," Button said. "Of course, we'd done our sums after winter testing, but you can never be certain whether another team is running with high-fuel or hiding their true pace. So to come away from race one with such a positive result - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes took pole, fastest lap and the victory - is a huge relief for the organisation. But it's also incredibly motivating: we know we have a great car but we're not going to sit still with it."

While Red Bull expects to be more competitive in Malaysia this weekend, Button has warned that McLaren will be "relentless" in developing its car to remain the team to beat.

"We have ambitious plans to develop the car and I know that everybody back at Woking is working hard to bring new components to the track and that all our mechanics and engineers are flat-out to ensure that we maximise the package that we have this weekend. I think everybody knows that we are a relentless organisation; we can develop a car as well - if not better than - any other team. The difference this year is that we've started with a winning package; the challenge will be to maintain that, and I know that's something we're all really looking forward to doing."

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