 Complete the following phrase:  For the season Hamilton drove alongside Jenson Button, who joined McLaren after Heikki Kovalainens departure to Lotus Racing. Hamilton finished third at the season opener in Bahrain and finished in sixth place at the next race in Australia after a late-race collision with Mark Webber. Hamilton started from twentieth place on the grid in Malaysia after a poor tyre choice by McLaren left him out on dry tyres in wet conditions. He recovered to finish sixth. Hamilton achieved a second-place finish in China behind Button, completing McLarens first 12 finish since the 