Button on clean side of grid

Championship leader Jenson Button will be starting fifth on the grid in Sunday's European Grand Prix. The championship-leading Brawn GP driver has been outqualifed by team-mate Rubens Barrichello as well as championship rival Sebastian Vettel although closest challenger Mark Webber will set off from four places further back.

It was a bittersweet result for Button, who is pleased to be in front of Webber but hopes to take victory on Sunday. "I struggled with the car on low fuel but when we put fuel on-board the car was much better and had a much better balance," Jenson explained.

"I went wide at Turn 4, which screwed me in Turn 5, and I lost a couple of tenths but it still would have been P4. In a way, it's better to be P5 on the clean side here. It's not too bad a position; Vettel is just in front but hopefully not for long! Obviously, the McLarens were very quick this session and impossible to catch so it's not too bad."

Source: GP Update