Jenson Button fails to make top 10 on the grid at the Singapore Grand Prix
Front-end problems hamper McLaren driver in qualifying Briton welcomes radio ban but not three-car teams
Jenson Button cut a disconsolate figure after failing to get into the top-10 shootout for Sundays Singapore Grand Prix, the McLaren driver failing by just 0.017sec and will start the race in 11th on the grid. It was particularly disappointing as the Briton had looked the part in an actionpacked Q1.
I locked up the fronts in the hairpin and lost a couple of 10ths, which is a shame, he said. In Q1 the car was good. The balance was good, but the problem is that when the circuit gripped up I didnt have enough front end in the car and we were maxing the front wing already. It was always going to be tricky.
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