Formula One news

Button questions strategy

Jenson Button was left scratching his head over the tactics used by his Brawn GP technicians in qualifying at Silverstone on Saturday. The Englishman, who had has worst qualifying result of the season so far with sixth place, is looking to face a challenging afternoon during his home Grand Prix on Sunday.

Sixth place is Button's lowest qualifying result of 2009 so far

Sixth place and almost eight tenths of a second slower than Vettel in qualifiying, Button explained that his best lap time may have been set too soon. "My second lap was not a lot quicker, but a bit quicker," he said. "We could have made up one more place, but my engineer said 'in this lap, in this lap!' and as soon as someone says that you react to it and I was off on my timing a little bit - it would only have been one position better if I had kept going. I don't know if the team wanted to save more fuel for the race or what, but it was an unusual call."

However, all is not lost for Button who believes, with knowledge of his fuel load (which will be revealed by the FIA later on Saturday afternoon) chances are still high of recovering to the front of the field: "I'm still hopeful we've got the right amount of fuel onboard to be competitive with the guys in front and have a good race, but I've really struggled with the car here and I don't know why - it's quite a different car here over the one I had in Turkey."

more news

• 07 Nov.
  • Alonso enjoys Ferrari factory visit
  • Brawn looking forward to Senna debut
• 06 Nov.
  • Follow GPUpdate.net on Twitter!
  • Wind tunnel operator sues Force India
  • Toyota-assisted Kobayashi eyeing Lotus seat
  • Sutil: Abu Dhabi 'a shame' for Force India
  • Lee McKenzie's End of Season Review 2009
  • Lotus wanting experienced drivers
  • Anthony Hamilton: Räikkönen the best option for McLaren
• 05 Nov.
  • Renault decision to come in December
  • GPUpdate TV: Vettel receives sports car prize
  • Ecclestone: 2 days for Silverstone to sign
  • Etihad and Aldar to pay damages to Force India
  • 'F1 organisers to blame for lost teams' - Ferrari
  • Hülkenberg to test Williams next month
• 04 Nov.
  • FIA warns again: Credit crunch will win
  • Renault holds emergency meeting about F1 future
  • FOTA thanks Toyota's Howett
  • Ekström beats Schumacher for Race of Champions
  • Hülkenberg targeting Barrichello pace
  • Photos: Race of Champions 2009
  • Pirelli not interested in F1
  • Vettel and Schumacher win ROC Nations Cup
  • Toyota highlights reasons for F1 exit
  • Official: Toyota leaves Formula One
  • An interview with Kamui Koabayshi
• 03 Nov.
  • 'Toyota set to end Formula 1 project'
  • Red Bull to announce engine partner 'very shortly'
  • Schumacher: Comeback was for Felipe
  • Trulli on lookout for clear racing rules
  • Räikkönen too expensive, says Brawn
  • Horner aware of 2010 challengers
  • Michael: Hülkenberg following Hamilton-like path
• 02 Nov.
  • Brawn thanks Barrichello for contribution
  • Kubica to drive in French rally
  • 2010: The grid so far
  • Alonso won't drive Ferrari until February
  • Williams confirms Barrichello and Hülkenberg for 2010
  • Optimism at Renault for next year
  • Whitmarsh: 2010 McLaren quicker than 2009 car

Homepage