Jenson Button 'lucky' to race Sergio Perez

Tuesday 30 April 2013 17:02 EDT

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Jenson Button feels it is crucial he and Sergio Perez do not milk the fact that the McLaren team allows its drivers to race one another.

Following their on-track feud in Bahrain 10 days ago and subsequent heated remarks after the race, Button and team-mate Perez were immediately forced to clear the air with team principal Martin Whitmarsh.

But he said: "I think we're very lucky we were allowed to race. There are a lot of teams where team-mates aren't allowed to race.

"But we'd better respect that decision and not take advantage of it, and that's something we all understand now."

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