Jenson Button was at a loss to explain why he struggled to find grip in qualifying today, having been happy with his car in the morning.
The Brit couldn’t better seventh place, while team mate Lewis Hamilton stole the headlines by qualifying second.
“I couldn’t find any grip out there,” said Button. “I really struggled, actually. This morning the car felt good, but this afternoon I had too much front end on the way into the corners, so we took some front wing out, and it basically gave me understeer and didn’t help the rear of the car.
“Very strange that we can’t find the grip out there, so to be down in seventh is very surprising, and also to be something like 1.1s behind Lewis. Something’s not quite right.
“We need to do something, because the pace isn’t there. The frustrating thing is it was this morning, the car felt good. I don’t know where it’s gone.”
The only good news for Jenson is that rain is on its way.
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