Editing Jenson Button (section)

====2013====
[[File:2013 Italian GP - Button.jpg|thumb|right|Button driving at the {{F1GP||2013 Italian}}]]

Button was joined at McLaren by [[Ferrari Driver Academy]] graduate [[Sergio Pérez]] for {{F1|2013}} and their relationship was cooler because the latter entered the team hastily.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=302–308}} He was appointed a director of the [[Grand Prix Drivers' Association]] (GPDA) in March 2013.<ref name=F1MagJul13/> McLaren built the [[McLaren MP4-28|MP4-28]] car not in advance of regulation changes for {{F1|2014}}, but from scratch.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=302–308}} This caused Button to drive an unstable car with understeer, a lack of downforce and severe tyre degradation.<ref name=ButtonF1RMay2013>{{cite journal|last=Rowlinson|first=Anthony|title=Button: the slings and arrows of F1 fortune have hit Jenson Button harder and sharper than almost any of his peers. yet entering his 14th season, he's standing stronger than ever. JB chatted to F1 racing about life, lycra, and being McLaren's out-and-out number one|journal=F1 Racing|issue=207|date=May 2013|pages=48–50|issn=1361-4487}}</ref> After finishing ninth at the season-opening {{F1GP|2013|Australian}}, McLaren introduced components from the MP4-27 onto the MP4-28, which had no significant effect and Button continued to attain sub-par results throughout the season with a best of fourth at the season-ending {{F1GP|2013|Brazilian}}.{{efn|Button broke his knuckle at a party before the {{F1GP|2013|Japanese}} attended by figures from the motor racing community. He drove the race in a strap, leaving the services of simulator driver [[Oliver Turvey]] and [[Kevin Magnussen]] unneeded.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=302–308}}}} He was ninth overall with 73 points. Button was involved in aggressive driving from his teammate Pérez early in the season in [[2013 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]] and [[2013 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], annoying him.{{sfn|Button|2017|pp=302–308}}