China: Safety car problems cost Button points


By Phil Huff
October 16 2005

BAR Honda's Jenson Button suffered a frustrating Chinese Grand Prix, securing just a single point despite starting from fourth on the grid. "That wasn't the most enjoyable race for a lot of people, I don't think," explained Jenson to ITV F1. "It was going reasonably well until we got stopped behind the safety car. We pitted and the safety car was at the end of the pitlane and Juan Pablo wouldn't overtake it so I was stuck behind him and I couldn't overtake him so we lost 15 to 20 seconds to other people and that put me back about four or five places."

Nick Fry, the teams Chief Executive Officer, has already made his feelings clear on Mark Webber's behaviour at the second safety car period, and Jenson's none too pleased, either.

"On the second safety car Webber was going really slow, he wasn't keeping up with the pack, so again I lost more time," added a disappointed Jenson. "Anyway, it wouldn't have made much difference - I think we would have been fourth or fifth and not quick enough.

"We've got the same issues we had in the last couple of races," continued Button. "We've just got to sit down and look over the new car and hopefully those issues won't be in it. I'm sure they won't, I'm sure we can solve those problems."

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