Button ‘disappointed’ by Hamilton’s tweet

London: Jenson Button has said he is “surprised and disappointed” that his McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton revealed secrets of their car on Twitter before the Belgian Grand Prix.

The whole team — and particularly Button’s side of the garage — were upset when Hamilton posted the confidential information on his Twitter account. It was quickly taken down.

Button, who won Sunday’s race from pole, his 14th victory, to leap back into contention for the Formula One drivers’ championship, said: “We work so hard to improve the car and keep things like that secret and private. I didn’t want to see it on Twitter. It was the whole telemetry from qualifying. It wasn’t just the rear wing. I was very surprised and disappointed.”

Button does not plan to speak to Hamilton about the incident: “I think it’s done now. I don’t think it’s for me to be angry with Lewis. It’s not a personal thing.”