McLaren not very successful in qualifying

If Jenson Button finally starts tenth on the grid at 14 p.m., following the penalty from Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso), the Briton admitted yesterday that the last part of qualifying was within his reach, without the yellow flags deployed following Nico Rosberg's gap (Mercedes) at the end of Q2 at Sainte-Dévote.

“On my last lap in Q2, I lost a lot of time passing the yellow flag at the first corner. I gained a lot back afterwards but it wasn't enough. Today's performance shows the progress we are making. » admits the 2009 World Champion.

His teammate Fernando Alonso was, however, forced to dismount in Q2 following a technical problem. “We are currently investigating the problems with Fernando's car, but we suspect it is electrical in origin. » explains Yasuhisa Arai, Motorsport Manager at Honda.

“The car turned off by itself in the middle of the straight,” Alonso agrees. I had no power, no electrical system, and no information on the steering wheel. »