Jenson Button has revealed that a team should have a clear No.1 and No.2 driver if they want to win the World Championship.

McLaren have always insisted that Button and Lewis Hamilton are equal and although Button is happy for his team-mate when he wins, he says that if a team is to win the World Championship, having a No.1 driver is perhaps the way to go.

He said: “The best way for a team to win the World Championship would be probably be to have a No 1 driver and a No 2 driver who is happy to be a No 2. We do not have this at McLaren.”

“If I cannot win then I am pleased if he (Hamilton) wins. I’m like: ‘Wow, unlike you he has really done a good job’. Conversely it will be exactly the same because we drive for the same team. A victory is always good for the mood at the team.”

Speaking about the differing driving styles between the McLaren pair, Button continued: “Lewis is very good. Even if his car is not perfect, he makes more of these opportunities than I do.”

“I, on the other hand, feel uncomfortable in a car that does not suit to my wishes or ideas.”

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