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Last Updated: Friday, 11 June, 2004, 07:45 GMT 08:45 UK
Sato 'may win before Button'
Takuma Sato
Hopefully the Nurburgring will be the last failure for me
BAR driver Takuma Sato
Juan-Pablo Montoya has warned Jenson Button that Takuma Sato has a strong chance of beating the Briton to claim BAR's first Grand Prix victory.

The Colombian said: "Jenson is doing a very good job but Takuma has come along really well in the last few races.

"It wouldn't surprise me if Takuma wins a race before Jenson. I think he's a guy who's starting to find his limits."

Button currently lies in third place in the drivers' championship ahead of this Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.

Sato will be hoping for a turnaround in fortunes in Canada after suffering engine blow-outs in each of the last two races while in contention for podium finishes.

"I think I have just been unlucky and hopefully the Nurburgring will be the last failure for me," said Sato.

"Because we had a few problems in the last few races we are looking more at reliability for this race.

"We probably won't have the great power we'd hoped for, but I believe reliability is going to be a lot better than in the last few races."


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