Button to start from back of grid

25/08/2007
NEWS STORY

It goes from bad to worse for Jenson Button and Honda.

Having qualified fifteenth, the English driver was heading back to the pits when his engine began to lose power, the team subsequently opting to change his engine, thereby demoting him to the back of the grid.

It's the latest blow in a miserable season for the 27-year-old, who just over a year ago scored his maiden Grand Prix win.

Three week's ago, on his return to the track where he scored that historic triumph, his car lasted just 35 laps before succumbing to a throttle sensor problem. His teammate, Rubens Barrichello, finished the race in last position.

In 2006, Button finished fourth here, tomorrow he will be happy merely to finish.

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Published: 25/08/2007
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