ESPNF1 Staff
July 23, 2011
Jenson Button was 1.2s slower than pole-sitter Mark Webber © Getty Images
Jenson Button said he didn't know why he was so far off the pace after qualifying seventh for the German Grand Prix.
Button aborted his second run while his team-mate Lewis Hamilton set a time just 0.055s slower than pole-sitter Mark Webber - a full 1.1s quicker than Button's time. Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and Nico Rosberg all managed quicker lap times than Button, and having been within 0.1s of his McLaren team-mate in the final practice session he said he did not know where his pace had gone.
"I couldn't find any grip out there, I really struggled actually," Button told the BBC. "This morning the car felt good but this afternoon I had too much front end on the way in to the corners so we took some front wing out, basically gave me understeer and didn't help the rear of the car. So, very strange that we can't find the grip out there so to be down in seventh is very surprising. Also to be 1.1 seconds behind Lewis, something's not quite right."
When asked if rain was the best hope for a strong race, Button agreed and admitted he was frustrated to be so uncompetitive.
"We need to do something, because the pace isn't there. And the frustrating thing is it was this morning; the car felt good. I don't know where it's gone."
Credit: ESPN F1 (en.espnf1.com)
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